1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishSanquhar
Enumeration Book2
Page37
Schedule163
Town/VillageSanquhar
AddressLaurie's Closs
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
David Brown HeadMarried27MHand loom Weaver (Cotton)Dumfries, Sanquhar  
Name David Brown
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 27
Sex M
Occupation Hand loom Weaver (Cotton)
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
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1861 Census
Janet BrownNesbitWifeMarried29F Dumfries, Sanquhar  
Name Janet Brown
Other Name Nesbit
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 29
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
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David Brown Son 8MScholarDumfries, Sanquhar Not Alive 
Name David Brown
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 8
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Mary Brown Daughter 6F Dumfries, Sanquhar Not Alive 
Name Mary Brown
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 6
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Jane Brown Daughter 4F Dumfries, Sanquhar Not Alive 
Name Jane Brown
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 4
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Helen Brown [left blank] 1F Dumfries, Sanquhar Not Alive 
Name Helen Brown
Other Name
Relationship [left blank]
Condition
Age 1
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Jane Nesbit [surname Lindsay deleted]LindsayMother-in-lawWidow67FStocking knitterDumfries, Sanquhar  
Name Jane Nesbit [surname Lindsay deleted]
Other Name Lindsay
Relationship Mother-in-law
Condition Widow
Age 67
Sex F
Occupation Stocking knitter
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
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1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 2, Page 37; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=84802163: accessed 10 Sep 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.