1861 Census

CountyBerwickshire
ParishDuns
Enumeration Book5
Page4
Schedule16
AddressChapel Cottages
Rooms with Windows1
Children at School2
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
Margaret Fairbairn HeadWidow53FHouse KeeperBerwick, Chirnside  
Name Margaret Fairbairn
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widow
Age 53
Sex F
Occupation House Keeper
Birthplace Berwick, Chirnside
Notes
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1851 Census
George Fairbairn SonUnmarried25MPloughmanBerwick, Edrom  
Name George Fairbairn
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 25
Sex M
Occupation Ploughman
Birthplace Berwick, Edrom
Notes
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William Fairbairn SonUnmarried20MShepherdBerwick, Edrom  
Name William Fairbairn
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 20
Sex M
Occupation Shepherd
Birthplace Berwick, Edrom
Notes
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Thomas Fairbairn Son 10MScholarBerwick, Edrom Not Alive 
Name Thomas Fairbairn
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 10
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Berwick, Edrom
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Janet Fairbairn Daughter 8FScholarBerwick, Coldstream Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Janet Fairbairn
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 8
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Berwick, Coldstream
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Janet Dale ServantUnmarried26FAgricultural LabourerEast Lothian, Innerwick  
Name Janet Dale
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 26
Sex F
Occupation Agricultural Labourer
Birthplace East Lothian, Innerwick
Notes
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Source Citation
1861 Census, Parish of Duns, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 5, Page 4; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=73505016: accessed 21 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.