1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book21
Page12
Schedule47
Town/VillageGasstown
AddressBack Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
David Creighton HeadUnmarried50MAuctioneer, Farmer of 6 acresDumfries  
Name David Creighton
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Unmarried
Age 50
Sex M
Occupation Auctioneer, Farmer of 6 acres
Birthplace Dumfries
Notes
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Margaret Creighton SisterUnmarried53FHousekeeperDumfries, Dalton  
Name Margaret Creighton
Other Name
Relationship Sister
Condition Unmarried
Age 53
Sex F
Occupation Housekeeper
Birthplace Dumfries, Dalton
Notes
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Sarah Reid ServantUnmarried14FHouse servantKirkcudbright, Kirkbean  
Name Sarah Reid
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 14
Sex F
Occupation House servant
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Kirkbean
Notes
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James Creighton ServantUnmarried28MFarm ServantDumfries, Torthorwald  
Name James Creighton
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 28
Sex M
Occupation Farm Servant
Birthplace Dumfries, Torthorwald
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 21, Page 12; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82121047: accessed 30 Jan 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.