1851 Census

CountyBerwickshire
ParishMertoun
Enumeration Book1
Page1
Schedule1
Town/VillageDryburgh
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Robert Purves HeadWidower38MSurgeon - Licentiate Edinr. & Farmer of 220 acres employing 10 LabourersRoxburgh, Jedburgh  
Name Robert Purves
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widower
Age 38
Sex M
Occupation Surgeon - Licentiate Edinr. & Farmer of 220 acres employing 10 Labourers
Birthplace Roxburgh, Jedburgh
Notes
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Alison Purves MotherWidow65FRetired from businessMidlothian, Edinburgh  
Name Alison Purves
Other Name
Relationship Mother
Condition Widow
Age 65
Sex F
Occupation Retired from business
Birthplace Midlothian, Edinburgh
Notes
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Henry B. Purves Son 7MScholarRoxburgh, Kelso Not Alive 
Name Henry B. Purves
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 7
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Roxburgh, Kelso
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Alison G. Purves Daughter 5FScholarRoxburgh, Kelso Not Alive 
Name Alison G. Purves
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 5
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Roxburgh, Kelso
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Jane B. Purves Daughter 4F Roxburgh, Kelso Not Alive 
Name Jane B. Purves
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 4
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Roxburgh, Kelso
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Agnes Kinghorn ServantUnmarried38FHouse ServRoxburgh, Ednam  
Name Agnes Kinghorn
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 38
Sex F
Occupation House Serv
Birthplace Roxburgh, Ednam
Notes
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Janet Douglas ServantUnmarried49FHouse ServRoxburgh, Kelso  
Name Janet Douglas
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 49
Sex F
Occupation House Serv
Birthplace Roxburgh, Kelso
Notes
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George Henderson ServantUnmarried17MFarm Serv.Roxburgh, Linton  
Name George Henderson
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 17
Sex M
Occupation Farm Serv.
Birthplace Roxburgh, Linton
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Mertoun, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 1, Page 1; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=75101001: accessed 22 Sep 2024); Original Source: 1851 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 2011-2015.
1851 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.