1861 Census

CountyBerwickshire
ParishCockburnspath
Enumeration Book2
Page20
Schedule87
AddressBowshiel
Rooms with Windows1
Children at School0
Location NotesBowshiel Cottages
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
George Paxton HeadMarried49MAg. LabBerwick, Coldingham  
Name George Paxton
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 49
Sex M
Occupation Ag. Lab
Birthplace Berwick, Coldingham
Notes
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Margaret Paxton WifeMarried51F England  
Name Margaret Paxton
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 51
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace England
Notes
1841 Census
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Alison Paxton DaughterUnmarried22FFarm Servt.England  
Name Alison Paxton
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 22
Sex F
Occupation Farm Servt.
Birthplace England
Notes
1841 Census
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Thomas Paxton SonUnmarried20MPloughmanEngland  
Name Thomas Paxton
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 20
Sex M
Occupation Ploughman
Birthplace England
Notes
1841 Census
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Isabella Paxton DaughterUnmarried16F England Not Alive 
Name Isabella Paxton
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 16
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace England
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Hannah Paxton DaughterUnmarried11F Berwick, Duns Not Alive 
Name Hannah Paxton
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 11
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Duns
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Elizabeth Paxton Daughter 9F Berwick, Duns Not Alive 
Name Elizabeth Paxton
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 9
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Duns
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Mary Paxton Daughter 9F Berwick, Duns Not Alive 
Name Mary Paxton
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 9
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Duns
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census

Source Citation
1861 Census, Parish of Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 2, Page 20; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=73102087: accessed 25 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.