1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book11
Page16
Schedule72
Town/VillageDumfries
AddressKing Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Mary FergusonBurnsHeadWidow45FLodging House KeeperDumfries, Dryfesdale  
Name Mary Ferguson
Other Name Burns
Relationship Head
Condition Widow
Age 45
Sex F
Occupation Lodging House Keeper
Birthplace Dumfries, Dryfesdale
Notes
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John Burns SonUnmarried15MPrentice to SadlerDumfries, Dumfries  
Name John Burns
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 15
Sex M
Occupation Prentice to Sadler
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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Patrick Larkin LodgerUnmarried40MRailway LabourerIreland  
Name Patrick Larkin
Other Name
Relationship Lodger
Condition Unmarried
Age 40
Sex M
Occupation Railway Labourer
Birthplace Ireland
Notes
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John Allan LodgerUnmarried22MRailway LabourerIreland  
Name John Allan
Other Name
Relationship Lodger
Condition Unmarried
Age 22
Sex M
Occupation Railway Labourer
Birthplace Ireland
Notes
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Betty Roberts LodgerMarried32FDress MakerDumfries, Dumfries  
Name Betty Roberts
Other Name
Relationship Lodger
Condition Married
Age 32
Sex F
Occupation Dress Maker
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
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Ribine Leadbetta Lodger 11FPauper at ScholDumfries, Dumfries  
Name Ribine Leadbetta
Other Name
Relationship Lodger
Condition
Age 11
Sex F
Occupation Pauper at Schol
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 11, Page 16; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82111072: accessed 26 Mar 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.