1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book31
Page14
Schedule50
AddressMoss-side
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Thomas Haining HeadUnmarried45MFarmer of 60 acres arable & 60 of moss Employs 2 Agriclr. Labors.Dumfries, Dumfries  
Name Thomas Haining
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Unmarried
Age 45
Sex M
Occupation Farmer of 60 acres arable & 60 of moss Employs 2 Agriclr. Labors.
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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James Gillespie RelationMarried28MOverseer on farmDumfries, Dumfries  
Name James Gillespie
Other Name
Relationship Relation
Condition Married
Age 28
Sex M
Occupation Overseer on farm
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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Dorothea Gillespie WifeMarried27FHouse KeeperDumfries, Dumfries  
Name Dorothea Gillespie
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 27
Sex F
Occupation House Keeper
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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Thomas H. Gillespie Son 3Mat homeDumfries, Dumfries Not Alive 
Name Thomas H. Gillespie
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 3
Sex M
Occupation at home
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
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James C. Gillespie Son 1Mat homeDumfries, Dumfries Not Alive 
Name James C. Gillespie
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 1
Sex M
Occupation at home
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
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James Demster ServantUnmarried18MAgricultr. ServantKirkcudbright, Irongray  
Name James Demster
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 18
Sex M
Occupation Agricultr. Servant
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Irongray
Notes
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Margaret Dobie Servant[left blank]17FAgricultr. dairy MaidDumfries, Kirkmichael  
Name Margaret Dobie
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition [left blank]
Age 17
Sex F
Occupation Agricultr. dairy Maid
Birthplace Dumfries, Kirkmichael
Notes
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Marion Dunkeld Servant 15FHouse MaidDumfries, Keir  
Name Marion Dunkeld
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition
Age 15
Sex F
Occupation House Maid
Birthplace Dumfries, Keir
Notes
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John Copland Servant 12MCow herdKirkcudbright, Lochend  
Name John Copland
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition
Age 12
Sex M
Occupation Cow herd
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Lochend
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 31, Page 14; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82131050: accessed 13 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.