1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book28
Page5
Schedule5
AddressSouthern Counties Asylum
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Jane Boe PatientUnmarried45FSempstressDumfries, Closeburn  
Name Jane Boe
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 45
Sex F
Occupation Sempstress
Birthplace Dumfries, Closeburn
Notes
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William Barbour PatientUnmarried42MTravellerKirkcudbright, Crossmichael  
Name William Barbour
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 42
Sex M
Occupation Traveller
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Crossmichael
Notes
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Charles Angus PatientUnmarried60MBrewer (Master)Wigtown, Stranraer  
Name Charles Angus
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 60
Sex M
Occupation Brewer (Master)
Birthplace Wigtown, Stranraer
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William McEachie PatientUnmarried34MJoiner (Journeyman)Kirkcudbright, Terregles  
Name William McEachie
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 34
Sex M
Occupation Joiner (Journeyman)
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Terregles
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Johnston Thomson PatientUnmarried42MLabourerDumfries, Dumfries  
Name Johnston Thomson
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 42
Sex M
Occupation Labourer
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
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Janet Wight PatientUnmarried43FDomestic ServantLanark, Crawford  
Name Janet Wight
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 43
Sex F
Occupation Domestic Servant
Birthplace Lanark, Crawford
Notes
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Andrew McDonald PatientUnmarried40MShoemaker (Journeyman)Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbright  
Name Andrew McDonald
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 40
Sex M
Occupation Shoemaker (Journeyman)
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbright
Notes
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Thomas Lorimer PatientUnmarried41MFarmerDumfries, Glencairn  
Name Thomas Lorimer
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 41
Sex M
Occupation Farmer
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
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Marion Kirkpatrick PatientUnmarried46FSempstressDumfries, Dumfries  
Name Marion Kirkpatrick
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 46
Sex F
Occupation Sempstress
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
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Jane Glover PatientUnmarried30FSempstressWigtown, Penninghame  
Name Jane Glover
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 30
Sex F
Occupation Sempstress
Birthplace Wigtown, Penninghame
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Margaret Watson PatientMarried60FWife of CowfeederKirkcudbright, Maxwelltown  
Name Margaret Watson
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Married
Age 60
Sex F
Occupation Wife of Cowfeeder
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Maxwelltown
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William Moffat PatientUnmarried43MMedical PractitionerDumfries, Lockerbie  
Name William Moffat
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 43
Sex M
Occupation Medical Practitioner
Birthplace Dumfries, Lockerbie
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Peter Telford PatientUnmarried32MPainter (Journeyman)Dumfries, Langholm  
Name Peter Telford
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 32
Sex M
Occupation Painter (Journeyman)
Birthplace Dumfries, Langholm
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Thomas Telford PatientUnmarried28MCooper (Journeyman)Dumfries, Langholm  
Name Thomas Telford
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 28
Sex M
Occupation Cooper (Journeyman)
Birthplace Dumfries, Langholm
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Margaret Bell PatientUnmarried30FDomestic ServantDumfries, Kirkpatrick Fleming  
Name Margaret Bell
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 30
Sex F
Occupation Domestic Servant
Birthplace Dumfries, Kirkpatrick Fleming
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Janet Aitken PatientMarried52FWife of LabourerDumfries, Johnstone  
Name Janet Aitken
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Married
Age 52
Sex F
Occupation Wife of Labourer
Birthplace Dumfries, Johnstone
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Jane Sommerville PatientUnmarried21FDomestic ServantKirkcudbright, Kelton  
Name Jane Sommerville
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 21
Sex F
Occupation Domestic Servant
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Kelton
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Andrew Barkly PatientUnmarried28MShoemaker (Journeyman)Wigtown, Penninghame  
Name Andrew Barkly
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 28
Sex M
Occupation Shoemaker (Journeyman)
Birthplace Wigtown, Penninghame
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Mary Ceachie PatientMarried32FWife of LabourerWigtown, Stoneykirk  
Name Mary Ceachie
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Married
Age 32
Sex F
Occupation Wife of Labourer
Birthplace Wigtown, Stoneykirk
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Daniel McKinlay PatientUnmarried36MLabourerDumfries, Dunscore  
Name Daniel McKinlay
Other Name
Relationship Patient
Condition Unmarried
Age 36
Sex M
Occupation Labourer
Birthplace Dumfries, Dunscore
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 28, Page 5; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82128005: accessed 10 Nov 2025); 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.