1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book13
Page11
Schedule38
Town/VillageDumfries
AddressEnglish Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Samuel Benson HeadMarried58MNeedlemakerEngland, Leicester  
Name Samuel Benson
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 58
Sex M
Occupation Needlemaker
Birthplace England, Leicester
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Jean Benson WifeMarried58F England, Leicester  
Name Jean Benson
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 58
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace England, Leicester
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Samuel Benson SonMarried21MWool SpinnerEngland, Wigston  
Name Samuel Benson
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Married
Age 21
Sex M
Occupation Wool Spinner
Birthplace England, Wigston
Notes
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Mary Ann Benson Grand DaurUnmarried8F Roxburgh, Hawick Not Alive 
Name Mary Ann Benson
Other Name
Relationship Grand Daur
Condition Unmarried
Age 8
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Roxburgh, Hawick
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
William Benson SonUnmarried4M Roxburgh, Hawick Not Alive 
Name William Benson
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 4
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Roxburgh, Hawick
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
David Ralton LodgerUnmarried38MSchoolmasterDumfries Town  
Name David Ralton
Other Name
Relationship Lodger
Condition Unmarried
Age 38
Sex M
Occupation Schoolmaster
Birthplace Dumfries Town
Notes
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Fanney Alison LodgerUnmarried28F [left blank]  
Name Fanney Alison
Other Name
Relationship Lodger
Condition Unmarried
Age 28
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace [left blank]
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 13, Page 11; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82113038: accessed 02 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.