1861 Census

CountySelkirkshire
ParishGalashiels
Enumeration Book1
Page13
Schedule56
Town/VillageGalashiels
Address16 Church St.
Rooms with Windows2
Children at School0
Location Notes16 Church Street, south side
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
Christina Mercer HeadWidow55F Roxburgh, Bowden  
Name Christina Mercer
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widow
Age 55
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Roxburgh, Bowden
Notes
1841 Census
1851 Census
Thos. Mercer SonUnmarried18M Selkirk, Galashiels Not Alive 
Name Thos. Mercer
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 18
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Selkirk, Galashiels
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Grace Mercer DaughterUnmarried16F Selkirk, Galashiels Not Alive 
Name Grace Mercer
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 16
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Selkirk, Galashiels
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
David Bennet LodgerUnmarried33M Perth, Dunblane  
Name David Bennet
Other Name
Relationship Lodger
Condition Unmarried
Age 33
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Perth, Dunblane
Notes
1841 Census
1851 Census
David Cossar LodgerUnmarried23M Peebles, Eddleston  
Name David Cossar
Other Name
Relationship Lodger
Condition Unmarried
Age 23
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Peebles, Eddleston
Notes
1841 Census
1851 Census

Source Citation
1861 Census, Parish of Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Enumeration Book 1, Page 13; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=77501056: accessed 21 Sep 2024); 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.