1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book12
Page5
Schedule19
Town/VillageDumfries
AddressJohnstones Closs, off 18 English Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
John Paterson HeadMarried30MRail LabourerEngland  
Name John Paterson
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 30
Sex M
Occupation Rail Labourer
Birthplace England
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Esther Paterson WifeMarried29F Isle of Man  
Name Esther Paterson
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 29
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Isle of Man
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Thomas Paterson Son 7MScholarEngland Not Alive 
Name Thomas Paterson
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 7
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace England
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
William Paterson Son 5MScholarEngland Not Alive 
Name William Paterson
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 5
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace England
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Robert Paterson Son 1M England Not Alive 
Name Robert Paterson
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 1
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace England
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Mary Carlin LodgerMarried26FSpinnerEngland  
Name Mary Carlin
Other Name
Relationship Lodger
Condition Married
Age 26
Sex F
Occupation Spinner
Birthplace England
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Isabella Carlin Lodger's Daur 1F England Not Alive 
Name Isabella Carlin
Other Name
Relationship Lodger's Daur
Condition
Age 1
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace England
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 12, Page 5; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82112019: accessed 12 Oct 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.