1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book31
Page15
Schedule52
AddressCottars House (Moss-side)
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Thomas Greenshields HeadMarried26MHand loom WeaverLanark, Douglas  
Name Thomas Greenshields
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 26
Sex M
Occupation Hand loom Weaver
Birthplace Lanark, Douglas
Notes
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Isabella Greenshields WifeMarried25FHand loom Weaver's WifeDumfries, Applegarth  
Name Isabella Greenshields
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 25
Sex F
Occupation Hand loom Weaver's Wife
Birthplace Dumfries, Applegarth
Notes
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1861 Census
James Greenshields Son 3MHand loom Weaver's SonDumfries, Middlebie Not Alive 
Name James Greenshields
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 3
Sex M
Occupation Hand loom Weaver's Son
Birthplace Dumfries, Middlebie
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Mary Greenshields Daughter 1FHand loom Weaver's daugDumfries, Middlebie Not Alive 
Name Mary Greenshields
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 1
Sex F
Occupation Hand loom Weaver's daug
Birthplace Dumfries, Middlebie
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Jean Thomson Visitor[left blank]21F Dumfries, Applegarth  
Name Jean Thomson
Other Name
Relationship Visitor
Condition [left blank]
Age 21
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Applegarth
Notes
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Robert Thomson [left blank] Under 5 MonthsM Dumfries, Applegarth Not Alive 
Name Robert Thomson
Other Name
Relationship [left blank]
Condition
Age Under 5 Months
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Applegarth
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 31, Page 15; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82131052: 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.
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