1861 Census

CountyBerwickshire
ParishEarlston
Enumeration Book1
Page1
Schedule6
Town/VillageEarlston
AddressNo. 5 Haughhead Road
Rooms with Windows2
Children at School2
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
John Watt HeadMarried45MShoemakerEdinburgh, Canongate  
Name John Watt
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 45
Sex M
Occupation Shoemaker
Birthplace Edinburgh, Canongate
Notes
1841 Census
1851 Census
Isabella Watt WifeMarried48FCotton WinderBerwick, Earlston  
Name Isabella Watt
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 48
Sex F
Occupation Cotton Winder
Birthplace Berwick, Earlston
Notes
1841 Census
1851 Census
John Watt SonUnmarried13MPiecer in a Woollen FactoryBerwick, Earlston Not Alive 
Name John Watt
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 13
Sex M
Occupation Piecer in a Woollen Factory
Birthplace Berwick, Earlston
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Alexander Watt SonUnmarried11MCotton WinderBerwick, Earlston Not Alive 
Name Alexander Watt
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 11
Sex M
Occupation Cotton Winder
Birthplace Berwick, Earlston
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Janet Watt DaughterUnmarried9FScholarBerwick, Earlston Not Alive 
Name Janet Watt
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 9
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Berwick, Earlston
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Mary Watt DaughterUnmarried7FScholarBerwick, Earlston Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Mary Watt
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 7
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Berwick, Earlston
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive

Source Citation
1861 Census, Parish of Earlston, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 1, Page 1; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=73601006: accessed 22 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.