1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book31
Page2
Schedule5
Town/VillageGeorgetown
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Agnes Forsyth HeadWidow57FGrocerDumfries, Penpont  
Name Agnes Forsyth
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widow
Age 57
Sex F
Occupation Grocer
Birthplace Dumfries, Penpont
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Philip Forsyth SonUnmarried18MMason in QuarryDumfries, Dumfries  
Name Philip Forsyth
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 18
Sex M
Occupation Mason in Quarry
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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1861 Census
Margaret Mathieson DaughterMarried22FMonthly Money from husband abroad as a SailorDumfries, Dumfries  
Name Margaret Mathieson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Married
Age 22
Sex F
Occupation Monthly Money from husband abroad as a Sailor
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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John Mathieson Grand Son 1MInfant of SailorDumfries, Dumfries Not Alive 
Name John Mathieson
Other Name
Relationship Grand Son
Condition
Age 1
Sex M
Occupation Infant of Sailor
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 31, Page 2; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82131005: accessed 15 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.