1861 Census

CountyBerwickshire
ParishCockburnspath
Enumeration Book2
Page15
Schedule66
AddressBlackburn
Rooms with Windows2
Children at School1
Location NotesBlackburn Cottages
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
John Skelden HeadMarried47MPloughmanEast Lothian, Oldhamstocks  
Name John Skelden
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 47
Sex M
Occupation Ploughman
Birthplace East Lothian, Oldhamstocks
Notes
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Catherine Skelden WifeMarried33F Berwick, Foulden  
Name Catherine Skelden
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 33
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Foulden
Notes
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George Skelden SonUnmarried26MAg. LabBerwick, Coldstream  
Name George Skelden
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 26
Sex M
Occupation Ag. Lab
Birthplace Berwick, Coldstream
Notes
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Janet Skelden DaughterUnmarried20F Berwick, Cranshaws  
Name Janet Skelden
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 20
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Cranshaws
Notes
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Elizabeth Skelden DaughterUnmarried19FFarm Servt.Berwick, Cranshaws  
Name Elizabeth Skelden
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 19
Sex F
Occupation Farm Servt.
Birthplace Berwick, Cranshaws
Notes
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Adam Skelden SonUnmarried14MFarm Servt.Berwick, Cockburnspath Not Alive 
Name Adam Skelden
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 14
Sex M
Occupation Farm Servt.
Birthplace Berwick, Cockburnspath
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
James Skelden SonUnmarried12MScholarBerwick, Cockburnspath Not Alive 
Name James Skelden
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 12
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Berwick, Cockburnspath
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Margaret Skelden Daughter 5F East Lothian, Innerwick Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Margaret Skelden
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 5
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace East Lothian, Innerwick
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Martha Skelden Daughter 2F Berwick, Cockburnspath Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Martha Skelden
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 2
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Cockburnspath
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Catherine Skelden Daughter 6 daysF Berwick, Cockburnspath Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Catherine Skelden
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 6 days
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Cockburnspath
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Mary Brown StrangerMarried55F Berwick, Coldingham  
Name Mary Brown
Other Name
Relationship Stranger
Condition Married
Age 55
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Coldingham
Notes
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Source Citation
1861 Census, Parish of Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 2, Page 15; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=73102066: accessed 24 Feb 2026); 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.