1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishSanquhar
Enumeration Book2
Page18
Schedule75
Town/VillageSanquhar
AddressHigh Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
William Kerr HeadMarried40MShoemaker - Master employg. 4 menDumfries, Sanquhar  
Name William Kerr
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 40
Sex M
Occupation Shoemaker - Master employg. 4 men
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
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Janet Kerr WifeMarried39F Fife, Auchtermuchty  
Name Janet Kerr
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 39
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Fife, Auchtermuchty
Notes
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Grace Kerr DaughterUnmarried15F Dumfries, Sanquhar  
Name Grace Kerr
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 15
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
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Elizabeth Kerr DaughterUnmarried13F Dumfries, Sanquhar  
Name Elizabeth Kerr
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 13
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
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Janet Kerr Daughter 11F Dumfries, Sanquhar  
Name Janet Kerr
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 11
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
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Agnes Kerr Daughter 9FScholarDumfries, Sanquhar  
Name Agnes Kerr
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 9
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
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Andrew Kerr Son 6MScholarDumfries, Sanquhar Not Alive 
Name Andrew Kerr
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 6
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
David Kerr Son 3M Dumfries, Sanquhar Not Alive 
Name David Kerr
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 3
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
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James Kerr Son 11 moM Dumfries, Sanquhar Not Alive 
Name James Kerr
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 11 mo
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Grace Kerr MotherWidow78F Dumfries, Kilmarnock  
Name Grace Kerr
Other Name
Relationship Mother
Condition Widow
Age 78
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Kilmarnock
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 2, Page 18; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=84802075: accessed 21 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.
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.