1851 Census

CountyRoxburghshire
ParishMelrose
Enumeration Book14
Page12
Schedule48
Town/VillageMelrose
Location NotesMarket Square, east side
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Robert Fairbairn HeadMarried56MFarmer (80 acres empg. 4 men) & ButcherRoxburgh, Bowden  
Name Robert Fairbairn
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 56
Sex M
Occupation Farmer (80 acres empg. 4 men) & Butcher
Birthplace Roxburgh, Bowden
Notes
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1861 Census
Mary HislopFairbairnWifeMarried52F Roxburgh, Crailing  
Name Mary Hislop
Other Name Fairbairn
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 52
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Roxburgh, Crailing
Notes
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1861 Census
Cecilly Purdie NieceUnmarried16FAssists in houseEngland  
Name Cecilly Purdie
Other Name
Relationship Niece
Condition Unmarried
Age 16
Sex F
Occupation Assists in house
Birthplace England
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Margt. Fairbairn NieceUnmarried15FAssists in houseRoxburgh, Melrose  
Name Margt. Fairbairn
Other Name
Relationship Niece
Condition Unmarried
Age 15
Sex F
Occupation Assists in house
Birthplace Roxburgh, Melrose
Notes
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Wm. Purdie NephewUnmarried5Mat SchoolEngland Not Alive 
Name Wm. Purdie
Other Name
Relationship Nephew
Condition Unmarried
Age 5
Sex M
Occupation at School
Birthplace England
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Melrose, Roxburghshire, Enumeration Book 14, Page 12; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=79914048: accessed 23 Nov 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.