1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book11
Page16
Schedule74
Town/VillageDumfries
AddressKing Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
William Nicholson HeadMarried52MInn Keeper Hound & HareDumfries, Tinwald  
Name William Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 52
Sex M
Occupation Inn Keeper Hound & Hare
Birthplace Dumfries, Tinwald
Notes
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Rebeca Nicholson WifeMarried42FHouse KeeperDumfries, Tinwald  
Name Rebeca Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 42
Sex F
Occupation House Keeper
Birthplace Dumfries, Tinwald
Notes
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Robert Nicholson SonUnmarried23MShop KeeperKirkcudbright, Southwick  
Name Robert Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 23
Sex M
Occupation Shop Keeper
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Southwick
Notes
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William Nicholson SonUnmarried18MScholarDumfries, Cummertrees  
Name William Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 18
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Cummertrees
Notes
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Jane Nicholson DaughterUnmarried11FScholarDumfries, Cummertrees  
Name Jane Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 11
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Cummertrees
Notes
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Agness Nicholson DaughterUnmarried9FScholarDumfries, Annan  
Name Agness Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 9
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Annan
Notes
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Charles Nicholson Son 7M Dumfries, Kirkpatrick Not Alive 
Name Charles Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 7
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Kirkpatrick
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Thomas Nicholson Son 5M Dumfries, Kirkpatrick Not Alive 
Name Thomas Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 5
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Kirkpatrick
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
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Rebeca Nicholson Daughter 1F Dumfries, Dumfries Not Alive 
Name Rebeca Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 1
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 11, Page 16; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82111074: 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.