1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishKeir
Enumeration Book5
Page1
Schedule3
Town/VillageKeir Mill
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
James Black HeadMarried70MPauper, formerly WeaverAyr, Mauchline  
Name James Black
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 70
Sex M
Occupation Pauper, formerly Weaver
Birthplace Ayr, Mauchline
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Janet Black WifeMarried60FFarm LabourerDumfries, Keir  
Name Janet Black
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 60
Sex F
Occupation Farm Labourer
Birthplace Dumfries, Keir
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Roger Robertson Son-in-lawMarried27MMasonDumfries, Kirkmahoe  
Name Roger Robertson
Other Name
Relationship Son-in-law
Condition Married
Age 27
Sex M
Occupation Mason
Birthplace Dumfries, Kirkmahoe
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Margaret Robertson DaughterMarried27F Dumfries, Keir  
Name Margaret Robertson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Married
Age 27
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Keir
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Jane Robertson Grand Daur 1F Dumfries, Keir Not Alive 
Name Jane Robertson
Other Name
Relationship Grand Daur
Condition
Age 1
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Keir
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Keir, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 5, Page 1; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=83305003: accessed 16 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.