1861 Census

CountyBerwickshire
ParishColdingham
Enumeration Book1
Page7
Schedule30
AddressHighlaws House
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Children at School1
Location NotesHighlaws Farmhouse
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
Magnus Sandison J. P. HeadMarried65MFarmer 191 acres employing 4 Labourers & 2 BoysCaithness, Watten  
Name Magnus Sandison J. P.
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 65
Sex M
Occupation Farmer 191 acres employing 4 Labourers & 2 Boys
Birthplace Caithness, Watten
Notes
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Eliza Sandison WifeMarried32F Roxburgh, Hawick  
Name Eliza Sandison
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 32
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Roxburgh, Hawick
Notes
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Alice Eliza Sandison Daughter 7FScholarBerwick, Coldingham Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Alice Eliza Sandison
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 7
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Berwick, Coldingham
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Helena C. Sandison Daughter 5F Berwick, Coldingham Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Helena C. Sandison
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 5
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Coldingham
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Magnus Sandison Son 3M Berwick, Coldingham Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Magnus Sandison
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 3
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Coldingham
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
William Sandison Son 1M Berwick, Coldingham Not AliveNot Alive 
Name William Sandison
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 1
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Coldingham
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Helen Beattie ServantUnmarried45FDomestic Serv.Dumfries, Langholm  
Name Helen Beattie
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 45
Sex F
Occupation Domestic Serv.
Birthplace Dumfries, Langholm
Notes
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Margaret Elliot ServantUnmarried23FDomestic Serv.Dumfries, Langholm  
Name Margaret Elliot
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 23
Sex F
Occupation Domestic Serv.
Birthplace Dumfries, Langholm
Notes
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Mary A. Aitchison ServantUnmarried19FNursery maidBerwick, Eyemouth  
Name Mary A. Aitchison
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 19
Sex F
Occupation Nursery maid
Birthplace Berwick, Eyemouth
Notes
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Source Citation
1861 Census, Parish of Coldingham, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 1, Page 7; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=73201030: 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.