1861 Census

CountyBerwickshire
ParishColdingham
Enumeration Book1
Page6
Schedule28
AddressHighlaws Cottage
Rooms with Windows3
Children at School2
Location NotesHighlaws Cottages
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
John Burnlees HeadMarried32MPloughmanBerwick, Mordington  
Name John Burnlees
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 32
Sex M
Occupation Ploughman
Birthplace Berwick, Mordington
Notes
1841 Census
1851 Census
Mary Burnlees WifeMarried32F Berwick, Coldingham  
Name Mary Burnlees
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 32
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Coldingham
Notes
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1851 Census
William Burnlees Son 6MScholarBerwick, Foulden Not AliveNot Alive 
Name William Burnlees
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 6
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Berwick, Foulden
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
George Burnlees Son 5MScholarBerwick, Foulden Not AliveNot Alive 
Name George Burnlees
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 5
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Berwick, Foulden
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
John Burnlees Son 3M Berwick, Coldingham Not AliveNot Alive 
Name John Burnlees
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 3
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Coldingham
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
James Burnlees Son 1M Berwick, Eyemouth Not AliveNot Alive 
Name James Burnlees
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 1
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Eyemouth
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Margaret Bill Servant[left blank]26FDomestic Serv.Berwick, Mordington  
Name Margaret Bill
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition [left blank]
Age 26
Sex F
Occupation Domestic Serv.
Birthplace Berwick, Mordington
Notes
1841 Census
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Source Citation
1861 Census, Parish of Coldingham, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 1, Page 6; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=73201028: accessed 27 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.