1861 Census

CountySelkirkshire
ParishEttrick
Enumeration Book4
Page2
Schedule9
AddressMeerlees
Rooms with Windows4
Children at School0
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
John Biggar HeadMarried40MShepherdSelkirk, Ettrick Linkmarried 29 February 1852 at Roberton or Ettrick
Name John Biggar
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 40
Sex M
Occupation Shepherd
Birthplace Selkirk, Ettrick
Notes married 29 February 1852 at Roberton or Ettrick
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Eliza BiggarScottWifeMarried37F Selkirk, Ettrick married 29 February 1852 at Roberton or Ettrick
Name Eliza Biggar
Other Name Scott
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 37
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Selkirk, Ettrick
Notes married 29 February 1852 at Roberton or Ettrick
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Elizabeth Biggar Daughter 6F Selkirk, Ettrick Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Elizabeth Biggar
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 6
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Selkirk, Ettrick
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Helen Biggar Daughter 5F Selkirk, Ettrick Not AliveNot Aliveborn 22 February 1856
Name Helen Biggar
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 5
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Selkirk, Ettrick
Notes born 22 February 1856
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Walter Biggar Son 1M Selkirk, Ettrick Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Walter Biggar
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 1
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Selkirk, Ettrick
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Thomas Biggar Son 7 moM Selkirk, Ettrick Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Thomas Biggar
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 7 mo
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Selkirk, Ettrick
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Walter Biggar FatherWidower80MRetired ShepherdSelkirk, Ettrick LinkLinkwife was Betty
Name Walter Biggar
Other Name
Relationship Father
Condition Widower
Age 80
Sex M
Occupation Retired Shepherd
Birthplace Selkirk, Ettrick
Notes wife was Betty
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Helen Patterson ServantUnmarried15FGeneral ServSelkirk, Ettrick Not AliveLink 
Name Helen Patterson
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 15
Sex F
Occupation General Serv
Birthplace Selkirk, Ettrick
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
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Source Citation
1861 Census, Parish of Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Enumeration Book 4, Page 2; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=77404009: accessed 16 May 2024); 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.