1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book31
Page1
Schedule1
AddressCraigs Cottage
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Christopher Harkness HeadMarried41MWriter & Clerk of the Peace for DumfriesDumfries, Durisdeer  
Name Christopher Harkness
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 41
Sex M
Occupation Writer & Clerk of the Peace for Dumfries
Birthplace Dumfries, Durisdeer
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Jane Harkness WifeMarried36FWife of WriterRenfrew, Paisley  
Name Jane Harkness
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 36
Sex F
Occupation Wife of Writer
Birthplace Renfrew, Paisley
Notes
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Archibald J. Harkness Son 6M Dumfries, Dumfries Not Alive 
Name Archibald J. Harkness
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 6
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Wilhelmina B. Jamieson [left blank]Widow64FAnnuitantDumfries, Kirkmichael  
Name Wilhelmina B. Jamieson
Other Name
Relationship [left blank]
Condition Widow
Age 64
Sex F
Occupation Annuitant
Birthplace Dumfries, Kirkmichael
Notes
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Mary Bell ServantUnmarried17FHouse ServantDumfries, Dumfries  
Name Mary Bell
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 17
Sex F
Occupation House Servant
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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Hellen McMillan ServantUnmarried33FHouse ServantDumfries, Dunscore  
Name Hellen McMillan
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 33
Sex F
Occupation House Servant
Birthplace Dumfries, Dunscore
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 31, Page 1; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82131001: accessed 13 Aug 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.