1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book10
Page11
Schedule58
Town/VillageDumfries
AddressQueensberry Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
William Nelson HeadMarried28MDyer MasterGlasgow  
Name William Nelson
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 28
Sex M
Occupation Dyer Master
Birthplace Glasgow
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Elizabeth Nelson WifeMarried22F Glasgow, Lanark  
Name Elizabeth Nelson
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 22
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Glasgow, Lanark
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Cecula Nelson Daughter NK 2F Dumfries, Thornhill Not Alive 
Name Cecula Nelson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age NK 2
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Thornhill
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Francis Nelson Son 2M Kirkcudbright, Castle Douglas Not Alive 
Name Francis Nelson
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 2
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Castle Douglas
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Elizabeth Nelson Daughter 10 mF Dumfries, Dumfries Not Alive 
Name Elizabeth Nelson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 10 m
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 10, Page 11; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82110058: accessed 26 Apr 2026); 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.