1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book13
Page17
Schedule57
Town/VillageDumfries
AddressEnglish Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
James Dryden HeadMarried34MEngine locomotive SuperintendantRoxburghshire  
Name James Dryden
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 34
Sex M
Occupation Engine locomotive Superintendant
Birthplace Roxburghshire
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Sophia Dryden WifeMarried30F Ayr, Maybole  
Name Sophia Dryden
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 30
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Ayr, Maybole
Notes
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1861 Census
Margaret Dryden DaughterUnmarried7Fat SchoolLanark, Govan Not Alive 
Name Margaret Dryden
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 7
Sex F
Occupation at School
Birthplace Lanark, Govan
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Agnes Dryden DaughterUnmarried5Fat SchoolLanark, Govan Not Alive 
Name Agnes Dryden
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 5
Sex F
Occupation at School
Birthplace Lanark, Govan
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Jean M. Dryden DaughterUnmarried2F Lanark, Govan Not Alive 
Name Jean M. Dryden
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 2
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Lanark, Govan
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Sarah Brown Sister-in-lawUnmarried21FHouse ServantAyrshire  
Name Sarah Brown
Other Name
Relationship Sister-in-law
Condition Unmarried
Age 21
Sex F
Occupation House Servant
Birthplace Ayrshire
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 13, Page 17; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82113057: accessed 30 Sep 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.