1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book9
Page13
Schedule45
Town/VillageDumfries
AddressEnglish St
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Arthur Dorrance HeadMarried31MEngine FitterRenfrew, Neilston  
Name Arthur Dorrance
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 31
Sex M
Occupation Engine Fitter
Birthplace Renfrew, Neilston
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Elisabeth Dorrance WifeMarried27FEngineer's WifeLanark, Govan  
Name Elisabeth Dorrance
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 27
Sex F
Occupation Engineer's Wife
Birthplace Lanark, Govan
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Arthur Dorrance Son 8MScholarLanark, Govan Not Alive 
Name Arthur Dorrance
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 8
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Lanark, Govan
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
William Dorrance Son 5MScholarLanark, Govan Not Alive 
Name William Dorrance
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 5
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Lanark, Govan
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
John Dorrance Son 3M Lanark, Govan Not Alive 
Name John Dorrance
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 3
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Lanark, Govan
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Martha Dorrance Daughter 1F Dumfries, Dumfries Not Alive 
Name Martha Dorrance
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 1
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 9, Page 13; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82109045: accessed 11 Aug 2025); Original Source: 1851 Scotland Census, National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

N.B. Notes which appear in italics above do not appear in the original records and are supplied from our own research. Alternative surnames (also in italics) have been either inferred as a possibility from the context of the record itself or supplied from other research. The idea behind this is to make it easier to find individuals who may have had more than one surname, but should not to be taken as evidence that the alternative surname shown ever applied to that person.

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Transcription - Copyright Graham Maxwell 2011-2015.
1851 Census Data - General Register Office for Scotland. Crown copyright. Reproduced with the permission of the Controller of the HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.