1861 Census

CountyRoxburghshire
ParishMelrose
Enumeration Book6
Page4
Schedule18
AddressMosshouses
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Children at School0
Location NotesMosshouses Farmhouse
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
Thomas Cossar HeadUnmarried28MFarmer of 654 Acres employing 8 LabourersRoxburgh, Mosshouses  
Name Thomas Cossar
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Unmarried
Age 28
Sex M
Occupation Farmer of 654 Acres employing 8 Labourers
Birthplace Roxburgh, Mosshouses
Notes
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Alison Cossar MotherWidow61FMother of FarmerBerwick, Westmains  
Name Alison Cossar
Other Name
Relationship Mother
Condition Widow
Age 61
Sex F
Occupation Mother of Farmer
Birthplace Berwick, Westmains
Notes
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John Cossar BrotherUnmarried20MFarmer's BrotherRoxburgh, Mosshouses  
Name John Cossar
Other Name
Relationship Brother
Condition Unmarried
Age 20
Sex M
Occupation Farmer's Brother
Birthplace Roxburgh, Mosshouses
Notes
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James Bearup ServantMarried66MPloughmanRoxburgh, Smailholm  
Name James Bearup
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Married
Age 66
Sex M
Occupation Ploughman
Birthplace Roxburgh, Smailholm
Notes
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William Hunter ServantUnmarried24MPloughmanBerwick, Lauder  
Name William Hunter
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 24
Sex M
Occupation Ploughman
Birthplace Berwick, Lauder
Notes
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Miles McCackan ServantUnmarried21MPloughmanMidlothian, Edinburgh  
Name Miles McCackan
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 21
Sex M
Occupation Ploughman
Birthplace Midlothian, Edinburgh
Notes
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Hugh Roden ServantUnmarried20MAgricultural LabourerIreland  
Name Hugh Roden
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 20
Sex M
Occupation Agricultural Labourer
Birthplace Ireland
Notes
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Alexander Hardie ServantUnmarried19MAgricultural LabourerBerwick, Earlston  
Name Alexander Hardie
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 19
Sex M
Occupation Agricultural Labourer
Birthplace Berwick, Earlston
Notes
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Walter Scott ServantUnmarried26MShepherdRoxburgh, Melrose  
Name Walter Scott
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 26
Sex M
Occupation Shepherd
Birthplace Roxburgh, Melrose
Notes
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Agnes Ferguson ServantUnmarried23FDomestic Serv.Dumfries, Glencairn  
Name Agnes Ferguson
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 23
Sex F
Occupation Domestic Serv.
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
Notes
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Margaret Burns ServantUnmarried16FAgricultural ServRoxburgh, Wilton Not Alive 
Name Margaret Burns
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 16
Sex F
Occupation Agricultural Serv
Birthplace Roxburgh, Wilton
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census

Source Citation
1861 Census, Parish of Melrose, Roxburghshire, Enumeration Book 6, Page 4; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=799106018: accessed 22 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.