1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishSanquhar
Enumeration Book2
Page26
Schedule116
Town/VillageSanquhar
AddressHigh street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Jane Gilmour HeadWidow51FInnkeeperDumfries, Sanquhar  
Name Jane Gilmour
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widow
Age 51
Sex F
Occupation Innkeeper
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
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Marion Gilmour DaughterUnmarried19F Dumfries, Sanquhar  
Name Marion Gilmour
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 19
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
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Helen McCall ServantUnmarried24FWaiterDumfries, Sanquhar  
Name Helen McCall
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 24
Sex F
Occupation Waiter
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
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Janet Blackwood ServantUnmarried22FCookDumfries, Sanquhar  
Name Janet Blackwood
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 22
Sex F
Occupation Cook
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
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Thomas Shankland ServantMarried59MHostlerDumfries, Durisdeer  
Name Thomas Shankland
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Married
Age 59
Sex M
Occupation Hostler
Birthplace Dumfries, Durisdeer
Notes
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N K Shankland Shankland's WifeMarried55F Dumfries, Sanquhar  
Name N K Shankland
Other Name
Relationship Shankland's Wife
Condition Married
Age 55
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
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Thomas Watson Son-in-lawMarried26MInnkeeperLanark, Crawfordjohn  
Name Thomas Watson
Other Name
Relationship Son-in-law
Condition Married
Age 26
Sex M
Occupation Innkeeper
Birthplace Lanark, Crawfordjohn
Notes
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Margaret WatsonGilmourDaughterMarried28F Dumfries, Sanquhar  
Name Margaret Watson
Other Name Gilmour
Relationship Daughter
Condition Married
Age 28
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
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Jane Watson Grand Daur 1F Ayr, New Cumnock Not Alive 
Name Jane Watson
Other Name
Relationship Grand Daur
Condition
Age 1
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Ayr, New Cumnock
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
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Mary Watson Grand Daur under 2 moF Dumfries, Sanquhar Not Alive 
Name Mary Watson
Other Name
Relationship Grand Daur
Condition
Age under 2 mo
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 2, Page 26; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=84802116: accessed 17 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.