1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishSanquhar
Enumeration Book2
Page20
Schedule86
Town/VillageSanquhar
AddressHigh Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
William Kay HeadMarried32MSurgeon of the Faculty of Physicians & surgeons of Glasgow - as General PractitionerAyr, Ochiltree  
Name William Kay
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 32
Sex M
Occupation Surgeon of the Faculty of Physicians & surgeons of Glasgow - as General Practitioner
Birthplace Ayr, Ochiltree
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Janet Kay WifeMarried31F Ayr, Dundonald  
Name Janet Kay
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 31
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Ayr, Dundonald
Notes
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1861 Census
Catherine Eliza Kay Daughter 4F Dumfries, Sanquhar Not Alive 
Name Catherine Eliza Kay
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 4
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Alexander Kay Son 2M Dumfries, Sanquhar Not Alive 
Name Alexander Kay
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 2
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Margaret Kay Daughter 1F Dumfries, Sanquhar Not Alive 
Name Margaret Kay
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 1
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Helen Kerr ServantUnmarried22FHouse ServantDumfries, Kirkconnel  
Name Helen Kerr
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 22
Sex F
Occupation House Servant
Birthplace Dumfries, Kirkconnel
Notes
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1861 Census
Isabella Kerr ServantUnmarried16FNurseDumfries, Sanquhar  
Name Isabella Kerr
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 16
Sex F
Occupation Nurse
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 2, Page 20; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=84802086: accessed 20 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.