1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book22
Page7
Schedule7
AddressCrichton Royal Institution for Lunatics
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Jean McBurnie PatientUnmarried53FFarmers DaughterKirkcudbright, Irongray  
Name Jean McBurnie
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 53
Sex F
Occupation Farmers Daughter
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Irongray
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Mary Turnbull PatientMarried68FGentlewomanRoxburgh, Hawick  
Name Mary Turnbull
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Married
Age 68
Sex F
Occupation Gentlewoman
Birthplace Roxburgh, Hawick
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Thomas Glennie PatientUnmarried38MNaval OfficerKirkcudbright, Terregles  
Name Thomas Glennie
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 38
Sex M
Occupation Naval Officer
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Terregles
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Lavinia Dunbar PatientWidow50FGentlewomanMidlothian, Edinburgh  
Name Lavinia Dunbar
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Widow
Age 50
Sex F
Occupation Gentlewoman
Birthplace Midlothian, Edinburgh
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Ann Crook PatientUnmarried37FGovernessWestmorland, Brough  
Name Ann Crook
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 37
Sex F
Occupation Governess
Birthplace Westmorland, Brough
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William McDonald PatientUnmarried44MWine MerchantLancashire, Liverpool  
Name William McDonald
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 44
Sex M
Occupation Wine Merchant
Birthplace Lancashire, Liverpool
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Jane Garland PatientMarried46FWife of Ship OwnerAngus, Arbroath  
Name Jane Garland
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Married
Age 46
Sex F
Occupation Wife of Ship Owner
Birthplace Angus, Arbroath
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John McFarlane PatientMarried50MWriter to the SignetRenfrew, Paisley  
Name John McFarlane
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Married
Age 50
Sex M
Occupation Writer to the Signet
Birthplace Renfrew, Paisley
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Captain I. G. B. Bell PatientUnmarried48MMilitary OfficerDumfries, Canonbie  
Name Captain I. G. B. Bell
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 48
Sex M
Occupation Military Officer
Birthplace Dumfries, Canonbie
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Charles Maxwell PatientUnmarried32MSon of Medical ManKirkcudbright, Kirkbean  
Name Charles Maxwell
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 32
Sex M
Occupation Son of Medical Man
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Kirkbean
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John Davidson PatientMarried50MNaval OfficerWigtown, Whithorn  
Name John Davidson
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Married
Age 50
Sex M
Occupation Naval Officer
Birthplace Wigtown, Whithorn
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Margaret Wright PatientUnmarried42FGentlewomanLanark, Glasgow  
Name Margaret Wright
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 42
Sex F
Occupation Gentlewoman
Birthplace Lanark, Glasgow
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David Cathcart PatientUnmarried59MWriter to the SignetLanark, Glasgow  
Name David Cathcart
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 59
Sex M
Occupation Writer to the Signet
Birthplace Lanark, Glasgow
Notes
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Helen Adamson PatientUnmarried33FGentlewomanLanark, Glasgow  
Name Helen Adamson
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 33
Sex F
Occupation Gentlewoman
Birthplace Lanark, Glasgow
Notes
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Alexander Thomson PatientUnmarried35MClergymanKirkcudbright, Maxwelltown  
Name Alexander Thomson
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 35
Sex M
Occupation Clergyman
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Maxwelltown
Notes
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John Hall Martin PatientUnmarried53MMerchantLanark, Glasgow  
Name John Hall Martin
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 53
Sex M
Occupation Merchant
Birthplace Lanark, Glasgow
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Ninian Robertson PatientUnmarried33MTutorMidlothian, Edinburgh  
Name Ninian Robertson
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 33
Sex M
Occupation Tutor
Birthplace Midlothian, Edinburgh
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Robert Blackwood PatientUnmarried46MPublisherMidlothian, Edinburgh  
Name Robert Blackwood
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 46
Sex M
Occupation Publisher
Birthplace Midlothian, Edinburgh
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Walter A. Smith PatientUnmarried46MMember of Cambridge UniversityYorkshire, Huddersfield  
Name Walter A. Smith
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 46
Sex M
Occupation Member of Cambridge University
Birthplace Yorkshire, Huddersfield
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James Henderson PatientUnmarried31MSurgeonMidlothian, Edinburgh  
Name James Henderson
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 31
Sex M
Occupation Surgeon
Birthplace Midlothian, Edinburgh
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 22, Page 7; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82122007: accessed 12 Nov 2025); Original Source: 1851 Scotland Census, National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Transcription - Copyright Graham Maxwell 2011-2015.
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