1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishSanquhar
Enumeration Book2
Page28
Schedule120
Town/VillageSanquhar
AddressHigh Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
William Borthwick HeadMarried47MFlesherPeebles, Tweedsmuir  
Name William Borthwick
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 47
Sex M
Occupation Flesher
Birthplace Peebles, Tweedsmuir
Notes
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Agnes Borthwick WifeMarried45F Dumfries, Kirkconnel  
Name Agnes Borthwick
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 45
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Kirkconnel
Notes
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Janet Borthwick DaughterUnmarried22FShoemakerDumfries, Kirkconnel  
Name Janet Borthwick
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 22
Sex F
Occupation Shoemaker
Birthplace Dumfries, Kirkconnel
Notes
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Barbara Borthwick DaughterUnmarried17FServantDumfries, Sanquhar  
Name Barbara Borthwick
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 17
Sex F
Occupation Servant
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
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Margaret Borthwick DaughterUnmarried15FEmbroiderer of MuslinDumfries, Sanquhar  
Name Margaret Borthwick
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 15
Sex F
Occupation Embroiderer of Muslin
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
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Helen Borthwick DaughterUnmarried13FEmbroiderer of MuslinDumfries, Sanquhar  
Name Helen Borthwick
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 13
Sex F
Occupation Embroiderer of Muslin
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
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Robert Borthwick Son 7MScholarDumfries, Sanquhar Not Alive 
Name Robert Borthwick
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 7
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
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Elizabeth Hyslop VisitorUnmarried19FServantDumfries, Sanquhar  
Name Elizabeth Hyslop
Other Name
Relationship Visitor
Condition Unmarried
Age 19
Sex F
Occupation Servant
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 2, Page 28; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=84802120: 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.