1861 Census

CountyBerwickshire
ParishDuns
Enumeration Book4
Page22
Schedule109
AddressCumledge Mill
Rooms with Windows6
Children at School4
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
William Laidlaw HeadMarried39MWoollen Manufacturer - employing 29 workers & farmer of 32 acres employg. 1 LabRoxburgh, Hawick  
Name William Laidlaw
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 39
Sex M
Occupation Woollen Manufacturer - employing 29 workers & farmer of 32 acres employg. 1 Lab
Birthplace Roxburgh, Hawick
Notes
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Elizabeth Laidlaw WifeMarried39F Roxburgh, Ednam  
Name Elizabeth Laidlaw
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 39
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Roxburgh, Ednam
Notes
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John Laidlaw SonUnmarried14MScholarRoxburgh, Hawick Not Alive 
Name John Laidlaw
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 14
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Roxburgh, Hawick
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
William Laidlaw Son 11MScholarRoxburgh, Hawick Not Alive 
Name William Laidlaw
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 11
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Roxburgh, Hawick
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Isabella Laidlaw Daughter 8FScholarRoxburgh, Hawick Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Isabella Laidlaw
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 8
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Roxburgh, Hawick
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Anne Laidlaw Daughter 6FScholarBerwick, Duns Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Anne Laidlaw
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 6
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Berwick, Duns
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Alexander Laidlaw Son 3M Berwick, Duns Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Alexander Laidlaw
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 3
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Duns
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Catharine Laidlaw Daughter 10 moF Berwick, Duns Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Catharine Laidlaw
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 10 mo
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Duns
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Mary Anderson ServantUnmarried19FDomestic ServantEast Lothian, Dunbar  
Name Mary Anderson
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 19
Sex F
Occupation Domestic Servant
Birthplace East Lothian, Dunbar
Notes
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Agnes Thomson ServantUnmarried13FDomestic ServantBerwick, Coldingham Not Alive 
Name Agnes Thomson
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 13
Sex F
Occupation Domestic Servant
Birthplace Berwick, Coldingham
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Martin Pott BoarderMarried26MWoollen WeaverRoxburgh, Wilton  
Name Martin Pott
Other Name
Relationship Boarder
Condition Married
Age 26
Sex M
Occupation Woollen Weaver
Birthplace Roxburgh, Wilton
Notes
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Source Citation
1861 Census, Parish of Duns, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 4, Page 22; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=73504109: accessed 20 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.