1861 Census

CountyBerwickshire
ParishDuns
Enumeration Book4
Page16
Schedule71
AddressChalkielaw
Rooms with Windows8
Children at School0
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
George Torrance HeadMarried31MFarmer of 360 acres employing 11 Lab & 2 BoysMidlothian, Liberton  
Name George Torrance
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 31
Sex M
Occupation Farmer of 360 acres employing 11 Lab & 2 Boys
Birthplace Midlothian, Liberton
Notes
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Frances M. Torrance WifeMarried30FFarmers WifeBerwick, Duns  
Name Frances M. Torrance
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 30
Sex F
Occupation Farmers Wife
Birthplace Berwick, Duns
Notes
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Mary Nisbet ServantUnmarried27FDomestic Serv:Berwick, Bunkle  
Name Mary Nisbet
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 27
Sex F
Occupation Domestic Serv:
Birthplace Berwick, Bunkle
Notes
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Mary Oliver ServantUnmarried21FDomestic Serv:Berwick, Duns  
Name Mary Oliver
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 21
Sex F
Occupation Domestic Serv:
Birthplace Berwick, Duns
Notes
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William Lumsden ServantUnmarried27MDomestic Serv:Berwick, Hutton  
Name William Lumsden
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 27
Sex M
Occupation Domestic Serv:
Birthplace Berwick, Hutton
Notes
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John Watson ServantUnmarried18MPloughmanBerwick, Fogo Not Alive 
Name John Watson
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 18
Sex M
Occupation Ploughman
Birthplace Berwick, Fogo
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
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Peter McLachlan ServantMarried28MAg: LabIreland  
Name Peter McLachlan
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Married
Age 28
Sex M
Occupation Ag: Lab
Birthplace Ireland
Notes
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Source Citation
1861 Census, Parish of Duns, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 4, Page 16; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=73504071: accessed 18 Nov 2025); 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.