1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book30
Page2
Schedule6
AddressHightown
Location NotesHightown of Craigs Farmhouse, High Town of Craigs Farmhouse, off Craigs Road, west side
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
John Dixon HeadUnmarried63MFarmer (of 93 ac arrable 148 ac pasture & moss employing 6 lab.)Dumfries, Dumfries  
Name John Dixon
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Unmarried
Age 63
Sex M
Occupation Farmer (of 93 ac arrable 148 ac pasture & moss employing 6 lab.)
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
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Isabella Dixon SisterUnmarried60FHouse keeperDumfries, Dumfries  
Name Isabella Dixon
Other Name
Relationship Sister
Condition Unmarried
Age 60
Sex F
Occupation House keeper
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
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Agness Nicholson NieceUnmarried16FHouse keeper's assistantDumfries, Mouswald  
Name Agness Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Niece
Condition Unmarried
Age 16
Sex F
Occupation House keeper's assistant
Birthplace Dumfries, Mouswald
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John Kirkpatrick ServantUnmarried25MAgricultral ServtDumfries, Holywood  
Name John Kirkpatrick
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 25
Sex M
Occupation Agricultral Servt
Birthplace Dumfries, Holywood
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David Kerr ServantUnmarried22MAgricultral ServtDumfries, Dalton  
Name David Kerr
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 22
Sex M
Occupation Agricultral Servt
Birthplace Dumfries, Dalton
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Thomas Bell ServantUnmarried11MErrand boyDumfries, Holywood  
Name Thomas Bell
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 11
Sex M
Occupation Errand boy
Birthplace Dumfries, Holywood
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Jane Watt ServantUnmarried18FOut ServtCumberland, Longtown  
Name Jane Watt
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 18
Sex F
Occupation Out Servt
Birthplace Cumberland, Longtown
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Jane Jardine ServantUnmarried22FDairy maidDumfries, Torthorwald  
Name Jane Jardine
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 22
Sex F
Occupation Dairy maid
Birthplace Dumfries, Torthorwald
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 30, Page 2; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82130006: accessed 20 Jul 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.