1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book29
Page3
Schedule9
AddressMile houses
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Joseph Welsh HeadMarried63MStocking Weaver 3 Men 1 FDumfries, Holywood  
Name Joseph Welsh
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 63
Sex M
Occupation Stocking Weaver 3 Men 1 F
Birthplace Dumfries, Holywood
Notes
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Elisabeth Welsh WifeMarried58F Dumfries, Dunscore  
Name Elisabeth Welsh
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 58
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Dunscore
Notes
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James Welsh SonUnmarried26MStocking WeaverDumfries, Dunscore  
Name James Welsh
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 26
Sex M
Occupation Stocking Weaver
Birthplace Dumfries, Dunscore
Notes
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William Welsh SonUnmarried18MStocking WeaverDumfries, Dunscore  
Name William Welsh
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 18
Sex M
Occupation Stocking Weaver
Birthplace Dumfries, Dunscore
Notes
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Sarah Welsh DaughterUnmarried31FSeemerDumfries, Holywood  
Name Sarah Welsh
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 31
Sex F
Occupation Seemer
Birthplace Dumfries, Holywood
Notes
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Samul Armstrong Grand Son 8MScholarDumfries, Kirkmahoe Not Alive 
Name Samul Armstrong
Other Name
Relationship Grand Son
Condition
Age 8
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Kirkmahoe
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Janet Murray Grand Daur 2F Dumfries, Dumfries Not Alive 
Name Janet Murray
Other Name
Relationship Grand Daur
Condition
Age 2
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Francis McCall LodgerUnmarried20MStocking Weaver JourneymanDumfries, Dumfries  
Name Francis McCall
Other Name
Relationship Lodger
Condition Unmarried
Age 20
Sex M
Occupation Stocking Weaver Journeyman
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 29, Page 3; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82129009: accessed 09 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.