1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book9
Page19
Schedule77
Town/VillageDumfries
AddressMarket St
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Henrietta Heron HeadWidow60FLaundressDumfries, Mouswald  
Name Henrietta Heron
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widow
Age 60
Sex F
Occupation Laundress
Birthplace Dumfries, Mouswald
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
James Shanks NephewMarried21MShoemaker (Jour)Kirkcudbright, Troqueer  
Name James Shanks
Other Name
Relationship Nephew
Condition Married
Age 21
Sex M
Occupation Shoemaker (Jour)
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Troqueer
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Henrietta Shanks NieceMarried23FShoemaker's WifeKirkcudbright, Troqueer  
Name Henrietta Shanks
Other Name
Relationship Niece
Condition Married
Age 23
Sex F
Occupation Shoemaker's Wife
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Troqueer
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
William Shanks Nephew 2M Dumfries, Dumfries Not Alive 
Name William Shanks
Other Name
Relationship Nephew
Condition
Age 2
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 9, Page 19; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82109077: accessed 21 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.