1861 Census

CountyBerwickshire
ParishEarlston
Enumeration Book1
Page9
Schedule56
Town/VillageEarlston
AddressNo. 7 Kidgate
Rooms with Windows2
Children at School1
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
Murray Playfair HeadMarried63MMillwrightBerwick, Greenlaw  
Name Murray Playfair
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 63
Sex M
Occupation Millwright
Birthplace Berwick, Greenlaw
Notes
1841 Census
1851 Census
Agnes Playfair WifeMarried58F England, New Larmoth  
Name Agnes Playfair
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 58
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace England, New Larmoth
Notes
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Murray Playfair SonUnmarried31MIdiotic from BirthRoxburgh, Kelso  
Name Murray Playfair
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 31
Sex M
Occupation Idiotic from Birth
Birthplace Roxburgh, Kelso
Notes
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Andrew Playfair SonUnmarried21MForresterBerwick, Earlston  
Name Andrew Playfair
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 21
Sex M
Occupation Forrester
Birthplace Berwick, Earlston
Notes
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Thomas Playfair SonUnmarried15MScholarBerwick, Earlston Not Alive 
Name Thomas Playfair
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 15
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Berwick, Earlston
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census

Source Citation
1861 Census, Parish of Earlston, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 1, Page 9; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=73601056: accessed 26 Mar 2026); Original Source: 1861 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 2011-2014.
1861 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.