1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book21
Page35
Schedule137
AddressGateside of Trench
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Laurence Wells HeadMarried41MFarmerDumfries  
Name Laurence Wells
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 41
Sex M
Occupation Farmer
Birthplace Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Martha Wells WifeMarried32F Dumfries, Lochmaben  
Name Martha Wells
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 32
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Lochmaben
Notes
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1861 Census
William Wells Son 9M Dumfries  
Name William Wells
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 9
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries
Notes
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Catherine Wells Daughter 7F Dumfries Not Alive 
Name Catherine Wells
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 7
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
John Wells Son 5M Dumfries Not Alive 
Name John Wells
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 5
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Laurence Wells Son 1M Dumfries Not Alive 
Name Laurence Wells
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 1
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
William Barr Servant[left blank]16MServantDumfries  
Name William Barr
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition [left blank]
Age 16
Sex M
Occupation Servant
Birthplace Dumfries
Notes
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Maryann Wells Daughter 3F Dumfries Not Alive 
Name Maryann Wells
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 3
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
John Queen Visitor 15M Dumfries  
Name John Queen
Other Name
Relationship Visitor
Condition
Age 15
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 21, Page 35; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82121137: accessed 06 Feb 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.