1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book9
Page23
Schedule96
Town/VillageDumfries
AddressMarket St
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Robert Houston HeadMarried53MOfficer of Inland RevenueLanark, Glasgow  
Name Robert Houston
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 53
Sex M
Occupation Officer of Inland Revenue
Birthplace Lanark, Glasgow
Notes
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Amelia Houston WifeMarried45FOfficer's WifeLanark, Glasgow  
Name Amelia Houston
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 45
Sex F
Occupation Officer's Wife
Birthplace Lanark, Glasgow
Notes
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Jane Houston DaughterUnmarried22FOfficer's DaughterLanark, Glasgow  
Name Jane Houston
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 22
Sex F
Occupation Officer's Daughter
Birthplace Lanark, Glasgow
Notes
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Amelia Houston DaughterUnmarried20FOfficer's DaughterArgyll, Campbeltown  
Name Amelia Houston
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 20
Sex F
Occupation Officer's Daughter
Birthplace Argyll, Campbeltown
Notes
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Caroline S. Houston DaughterUnmarried16FOfficer's DaughterLanark, Lesmahagow  
Name Caroline S. Houston
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 16
Sex F
Occupation Officer's Daughter
Birthplace Lanark, Lesmahagow
Notes
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Elisabeth Houston DaughterUnmarried14FOfficer's Daughter ScholarLanark, Lesmahagow  
Name Elisabeth Houston
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 14
Sex F
Occupation Officer's Daughter Scholar
Birthplace Lanark, Lesmahagow
Notes
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John Houston Son 15MScholarYorkshire, Whitby  
Name John Houston
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 15
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Yorkshire, Whitby
Notes
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Sarah Houston Daughter 11FScholarYorkshire, Whitby  
Name Sarah Houston
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 11
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Yorkshire, Whitby
Notes
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Ann Houston Daughter 9FScholarStockton-upon-Tees  
Name Ann Houston
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 9
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Stockton-upon-Tees
Notes
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And. McD. Houston Son 7MScholarStockton-upon-Tees Not Alive 
Name And. McD. Houston
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 7
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Stockton-upon-Tees
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
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Will. Hendry Houston Son 5MScholarStockton-upon-Tees Not Alive 
Name Will. Hendry Houston
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 5
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Stockton-upon-Tees
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 9, Page 23; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82109096: accessed 24 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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