1861 Census

CountyBerwickshire
ParishCockburnspath
Enumeration Book2
Page17
Schedule74
AddressHoprig Shiels
Rooms with Windows4
Children at School0
Location NotesHoprigshiels
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
James TaylorHerkesHeadMarried24MPloughmanEast Lothian, Yarrow  
Name James Taylor
Other Name Herkes
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 24
Sex M
Occupation Ploughman
Birthplace East Lothian, Yarrow
Notes
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Mary TaylorLearmontWifeMarried22FPloughman WifeBerwick, Ayton  
Name Mary Taylor
Other Name Learmont
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 22
Sex F
Occupation Ploughman Wife
Birthplace Berwick, Ayton
Notes
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Christian Herkes MotherUnmarried46FAgri. ServantEast Lothian, Spott  
Name Christian Herkes
Other Name
Relationship Mother
Condition Unmarried
Age 46
Sex F
Occupation Agri. Servant
Birthplace East Lothian, Spott
Notes
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Rebecca YoungHerkesGrandmotherWidow76FFormerly Ploughmans WifeMidlothian, Leith  
Name Rebecca Young
Other Name Herkes
Relationship Grandmother
Condition Widow
Age 76
Sex F
Occupation Formerly Ploughmans Wife
Birthplace Midlothian, Leith
Notes
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John Learmont Brother-in-lawUnmarried18MPloughmanBerwick, Mordington Not Alive 
Name John Learmont
Other Name
Relationship Brother-in-law
Condition Unmarried
Age 18
Sex M
Occupation Ploughman
Birthplace Berwick, Mordington
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census

Source Citation
1861 Census, Parish of Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 2, Page 17; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=73102074: 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.