1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book31
Page15
Schedule54
AddressCottars House (Moss-side)
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
William Rae HeadMarried36MStocking frame KnitterDumfries, Holywood  
Name William Rae
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 36
Sex M
Occupation Stocking frame Knitter
Birthplace Dumfries, Holywood
Notes
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Sarah Rae WifeMarried40FWife of Stocking frame KnitterDumfries, Closeburn  
Name Sarah Rae
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 40
Sex F
Occupation Wife of Stocking frame Knitter
Birthplace Dumfries, Closeburn
Notes
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Margaret Rae Daughter[left blank]16FScholar at homeDumfries, Dumfries  
Name Margaret Rae
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition [left blank]
Age 16
Sex F
Occupation Scholar at home
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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Marion Rae Daughter 12FScholar at homeDumfries, Closeburn  
Name Marion Rae
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 12
Sex F
Occupation Scholar at home
Birthplace Dumfries, Closeburn
Notes
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Jane Rae Daughter 8FScholar at homeKirkcudbright, Troqueer Not Alive 
Name Jane Rae
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 8
Sex F
Occupation Scholar at home
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Troqueer
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=82131054: 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.