1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book12
Page18
Schedule76
Town/VillageDumfries
AddressRobinson's Closs
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Thomas McGowan HeadMarried53Mag LabourerIreland  
Name Thomas McGowan
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 53
Sex M
Occupation ag Labourer
Birthplace Ireland
Notes
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Jane McGowan WifeMarried35F Dumfries, Morton  
Name Jane McGowan
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 35
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Morton
Notes
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Thomas McGowan Son 15MHawker of Blacking &cDumfries, Dumfries  
Name Thomas McGowan
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 15
Sex M
Occupation Hawker of Blacking &c
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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John McGowan Son 6MScholarDumfries, Dumfries Not Alive 
Name John McGowan
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 6
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
James O'Neal LodgerWidower70MChelsea PensionerIreland  
Name James O'Neal
Other Name
Relationship Lodger
Condition Widower
Age 70
Sex M
Occupation Chelsea Pensioner
Birthplace Ireland
Notes
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John McAndrew LodgerWidower44MBesom MakerIreland  
Name John McAndrew
Other Name
Relationship Lodger
Condition Widower
Age 44
Sex M
Occupation Besom Maker
Birthplace Ireland
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 12, Page 18; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82112076: accessed 06 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.