1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishSanquhar
Enumeration Book2
Page29
Schedule125
Town/VillageSanquhar
AddressHigh Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
William Purdie HeadWidower62MGeneral LabourerDumfries, Sanquhar  
Name William Purdie
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widower
Age 62
Sex M
Occupation General Labourer
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
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1861 Census
Robert Purdie SonUnmarried24MHand loom Weaver (Silk)Dumfries, Sanquhar  
Name Robert Purdie
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 24
Sex M
Occupation Hand loom Weaver (Silk)
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
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1861 Census
Isabella Purdie DaughterUnmarried26FEmbroiderer of MuslinDumfries, Sanquhar  
Name Isabella Purdie
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 26
Sex F
Occupation Embroiderer of Muslin
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
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1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 2, Page 29; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=84802125: 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.