1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book31
Page9
Schedule35
Town/VillageGeorgetown
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
James Edgar HeadWidower58MWeaver (acres 8 of Land)Dumfries, Dumfries  
Name James Edgar
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widower
Age 58
Sex M
Occupation Weaver (acres 8 of Land)
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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Catherine Edgar Daughter[left blank]25Fat homeDumfries, Dumfries  
Name Catherine Edgar
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition [left blank]
Age 25
Sex F
Occupation at home
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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Janet Edgar Daughter[left blank]20Fat homeDumfries, Dumfries  
Name Janet Edgar
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition [left blank]
Age 20
Sex F
Occupation at home
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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Elizabeth Edgar Daughter 15Fat homeDumfries, Dumfries  
Name Elizabeth Edgar
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 15
Sex F
Occupation at home
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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James Edgar Son 13Mat homeDumfries, Dumfries  
Name James Edgar
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 13
Sex M
Occupation at home
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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James Murray Grand Son 1Mat homeDumfries, Dumfries Not Alive 
Name James Murray
Other Name
Relationship Grand Son
Condition
Age 1
Sex M
Occupation at home
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
William Duff LabourerMarried25MFarm Servant & Labor.Dumfries, Dumfries  
Name William Duff
Other Name
Relationship Labourer
Condition Married
Age 25
Sex M
Occupation Farm Servant & Labor.
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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Jean Duff LabourerMarried23FFarm ServantDumfries, Dumfries  
Name Jean Duff
Other Name
Relationship Labourer
Condition Married
Age 23
Sex F
Occupation Farm Servant
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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Mary Duff Labourer's Daur 1FChildDumfries, Dumfries Not Alive 
Name Mary Duff
Other Name
Relationship Labourer's Daur
Condition
Age 1
Sex F
Occupation Child
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 31, Page 9; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82131035: accessed 11 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.