1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishKirkpatrick Fleming
Enumeration Book2
Page6
Schedule20
AddressBirkshaw Head
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
John Ritchie HeadMarried40MFarmer of 100 acres employing 2 laboursDumfries, Middlebie  
Name John Ritchie
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 40
Sex M
Occupation Farmer of 100 acres employing 2 labours
Birthplace Dumfries, Middlebie
Notes
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Mary Ritchie WifeMarried38F Dumfries, Dornock  
Name Mary Ritchie
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 38
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Dornock
Notes
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James Ritchie SonUnmarried11M Dumfries, Kirkpatrick Fleming  
Name James Ritchie
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 11
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Kirkpatrick Fleming
Notes
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Walter Ritchie SonUnmarried10M Dumfries, Kirkpatrick Fleming  
Name Walter Ritchie
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 10
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Kirkpatrick Fleming
Notes
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John Ritchie SonUnmarried8M Dumfries, Kirkpatrick Fleming Not Alive 
Name John Ritchie
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 8
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Kirkpatrick Fleming
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
David Ritchie SonUnmarried6M Dumfries, Kirkpatrick Fleming Not Alive 
Name David Ritchie
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 6
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Kirkpatrick Fleming
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
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William Ritchie SonUnmarried4M Dumfries, Kirkpatrick Fleming Not Alive 
Name William Ritchie
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 4
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Kirkpatrick Fleming
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
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Robert Ritchie SonUnmarried8 moM Dumfries, Kirkpatrick Fleming Not Alive 
Name Robert Ritchie
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 8 mo
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Kirkpatrick Fleming
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
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James Bell SonUnmarried18MAg. ServantDumfries, Middlebie  
Name James Bell
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 18
Sex M
Occupation Ag. Servant
Birthplace Dumfries, Middlebie
Notes
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Jean Carnihan ServantUnmarried19F Dumfries, Dumfries  
Name Jean Carnihan
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 19
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 2, Page 6; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=83702020: accessed 22 Aug 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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