1861 Census

CountyBerwickshire
ParishEarlston
Enumeration Book1
Page8
Schedule49
Town/VillageEarlston
AddressNo. 2 Kidgate
Rooms with Windows1
Children at School2
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
James Mercer HeadUnmarried34MAgricultural LabourerBerwick, Bellavista In Jedburgh Prison 1861 (ID: 4101)
Name James Mercer
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Unmarried
Age 34
Sex M
Occupation Agricultural Labourer
Birthplace Berwick, Bellavista
Notes In Jedburgh Prison 1861 (ID: 4101)
1841 Census
1851 Census
Ann CockburnMercerServantWidow35FDomestic ServantBerwick, Earlston  
Name Ann Cockburn
Other Name Mercer
Relationship Servant
Condition Widow
Age 35
Sex F
Occupation Domestic Servant
Birthplace Berwick, Earlston
Notes
1841 Census
1851 Census
John MercerCockburnSonUnmarried9MScholarBerwick, Earlston Not Alive 
Name John Mercer
Other Name Cockburn
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 9
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Berwick, Earlston
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Margaret MercerCockburnDaughterUnmarried7FScholarBerwick, Earlston Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Margaret Mercer
Other Name Cockburn
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 7
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Berwick, Earlston
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
George MercerCockburnSonUnmarried5M Berwick, Earlston Not AliveNot Alive 
Name George Mercer
Other Name Cockburn
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 5
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Earlston
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Andrew MercerCockburnSonUnmarried3M Berwick, Earlston Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Andrew Mercer
Other Name Cockburn
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 3
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Earlston
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
William MercerCockburnSonUnmarried9 monthsM Berwick, Earlston Not AliveNot Alive 
Name William Mercer
Other Name Cockburn
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 9 months
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Earlston
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive

Source Citation
1861 Census, Parish of Earlston, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 1, Page 8; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=73601049: accessed 23 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.