1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book9
Page13
Schedule48
Town/VillageDumfries
AddressEnglish St
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
William Shankland HeadMarried47MTailor (Master)Dumfries, Dumfries  
Name William Shankland
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 47
Sex M
Occupation Tailor (Master)
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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Mary Shankland WifeMarried31FTailor's WifeKirkcudbright, Twynholm  
Name Mary Shankland
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 31
Sex F
Occupation Tailor's Wife
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Twynholm
Notes
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James Shankland SonUnmarried17MTailorDumfries, Dumfries  
Name James Shankland
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 17
Sex M
Occupation Tailor
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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David Shankland Son 9MScholarDumfries, Dumfries  
Name David Shankland
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 9
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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Janet Shankland Daughter 6FScholarDumfries, Dumfries Not Alive 
Name Janet Shankland
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 6
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
John Shankland Son 9 mosM Dumfries, Dumfries Not Alive 
Name John Shankland
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 9 mos
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Walter Fleming Lodger[left blank]20MTailorDumfries, Dumfries  
Name Walter Fleming
Other Name
Relationship Lodger
Condition [left blank]
Age 20
Sex M
Occupation Tailor
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 9, Page 13; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82109048: 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.