1861 Census

CountyBerwickshire
ParishEarlston
Enumeration Book1
Page12
Schedule76
Town/VillageEarlston
AddressNo. 12 Main Street
Rooms with Windows2
Children at School4
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
Johnston McVetie HeadMarried46MMaster Millwright employing 2 Men & 5 ApprenticesKirkcudbright, Southwick  
Name Johnston McVetie
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 46
Sex M
Occupation Master Millwright employing 2 Men & 5 Apprentices
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Southwick
Notes
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Agnes McVetie WifeMarried46F Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbright  
Name Agnes McVetie
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 46
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbright
Notes
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Ellen McVetie DaughterUnmarried13FScholarEngland, Lancashire Not Alive 
Name Ellen McVetie
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 13
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace England, Lancashire
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Agnes McVetie DaughterUnmarried10FScholarEngland, Lancashire Not Alive 
Name Agnes McVetie
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 10
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace England, Lancashire
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Mary Ann McVetie DaughterUnmarried8FScholarBerwick, Earlston Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Mary Ann McVetie
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 8
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Berwick, Earlston
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Jane McVetie DaughterUnmarried6FScholarBerwick, Earlston Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Jane McVetie
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 6
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Berwick, Earlston
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Christina McVetie DaughterUnmarried3F Berwick, Earlston Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Christina McVetie
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 3
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Earlston
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Margaret Ferguson BoarderWidow74FRetired GrocerKirkcudbright, Rerrick  
Name Margaret Ferguson
Other Name
Relationship Boarder
Condition Widow
Age 74
Sex F
Occupation Retired Grocer
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Rerrick
Notes
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Source Citation
1861 Census, Parish of Earlston, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 1, Page 12; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=73601076: accessed 25 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.