1841, 1851 and 1861 Census – Indexed Transcriptions

Berwickshire, Dumfriesshire, Lanarkshire, Midlothian, Peeblesshire,

Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire and Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland

published by Graham Maxwell Ancestry

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Prison Register Indexes (including crimes):

Greenlaw Vol. 1 1840-1848 See our Prisons page for details.

Greenlaw Vol. 2 1848-1862 See our Prisons page for details.

Hawick 1844-1862 See our Prisons page for details.

Jedburgh Vol. 1 1843-1848 See our Prisons page for details.

Jedburgh Vol. 2 1848-1869 See our Prisons page for details.

Kelso 1844-1862 See our Prisons page for details.

Peebles 1848-1862 See our Prisons page for details.

Selkirk 1828-1840 See our Prisons page for details.

Selkirk 1853-1878 See our Prisons page for details.

More coming soon.

Parish Registers (not in OPRs - fully transcribed):

Parish Reg. of Applegarth 1694-1719 £8.99

Eyemouth United Secession 1841-61 £4.99

1697 Applegarth Parish List £5.99

Parish Register of Bunkle 1684-90 £6.99

Chirnside Burials 1817-54 £8.99

Parish Register of Castleton 1707-1710

and Hearth Tax 1695 £7.99

Parish Register of Closeburn 1726-54 £8.99

Parish Register of Dumfries

U.P. Church 1846-56 £5.99

Parish Registers of Galashiels 1838-54 £7.99

Parish Reg. of Galashiels 1666-1719 £11.99

Parish Registers of Kelso Relief

Church 1813-1819 £6.99

Parish Register of Yetholm Burgher

Church 1824-1855 £6.99

Westerkirk Burials 1706-1854 and

Irregular Marriages

1768-1854 £8.99

See our Parish Registers page for details on the above.

1811 Census Berwickshire now available:

Ladykirk* £3.99

1831 Census Berwickshire now available:

Ladykirk* £3.99

* N.B. Heads of households only recorded.

1841 Census Berwickshire (county complete):

Abbey St. Bathans £3.99

Ayton £7.99

Bunkle & Preston £5.99

Channelkirk £5.99

Chirnside £6.99

Cockburnspath £6.99

Coldingham £9.99

Coldstream £9.99

Cranshaws £3.99

Duns £10.99

Earlston £7.99

Eccles £7.99

Edrom £6.99

Eyemouth £6.99

Fogo £4.99

Foulden £3.99

Gordon £5.99

Greenlaw £5.99

Hume £3.99

Hutton £6.99

Ladykirk £6.99

Langton £6.99

Lauder £8.99

Legerwood £4.99

Longformacus £3.99

Mertoun £5.99

Mordington £3.99

Nenthorn £4.99

Polwarth £3.99

Swinton £6.99

Westruther £5.99

Whitsome £5.99

County Complete Set (half price!!) £102.34

1851 Census Berwickshire (county complete):

Abbey St. Bathans £3.99

Ayton £8.99

Bunkle & Preston £6.99

Channelkirk £6.99

Chirnside £7.99

Cockburnspath £7.99

Coldingham £10.99

Coldstream £10.99

Cranshaws £3.99

Duns £10.99

Earlston £8.99

Eccles £8.99

Edrom £8.99

Eyemouth £8.99

Fogo £6.99

Foulden £5.99

Gordon £6.99

Greenlaw £7.99

Hume £5.99

Hutton £7.99

Ladykirk £5.99

Langton £5.99

Lauder £9.99

Legerwood £5.99

Longformacus £5.99

Mertoun £6.99

Mordington £5.99

Nenthorn £5.99

Polwarth £4.99

Swinton £6.99

Westruther £6.99

Whitsome £6.99

County Complete Set (half price!!) £117.84

1861 Census Berwickshire (county complete):

Abbey St. Bathans £3.99

Ayton £9.99

Bunkle & Preston £6.99

Channelkirk £6.99

Chirnside £8.99

Cockburnspath £7.99

Coldingham £10.99

Coldstream £9.99

Cranshaws £3.99

Duns £10.99

Earlston £8.99

Eccles £8.99

Edrom £8.99

Eyemouth £8.99

Fogo £5.99

Foulden £5.99

Gordon £5.99

Greenlaw £7.99

Hume £4.99

Hutton £7.99

Ladykirk £5.99

Langton £5.99

Lauder £9.99

Legerwood £6.99

Longformacus £5.99

Mertoun £6.99

Mordington £4.99

Nenthorn £5.99

Polwarth £4.99

Swinton £6.99

Westruther £6.99

Whitsome £6.99

County Complete Set (half price!!) £117.84

1841 Census Dumfriesshire now available:

Durisdeer £6.99

Eskdalemuir £5.99

Ewes £3.99

Half Morton £5.99

Hoddom NEW! £7.99

Glencairn £8.99

Gretna £7.99

Westerkirk £5.99

1851 Census Dumfriesshire (county complete):

Annan £12.99

Applegarth £6.99

Caerlaverock £8.99

Canonbie £10.99

Closeburn £8.99

Cummertrees £7.99

Dalton £6.99

Dornock £6.99

Dryfesdale £9.99

Dumfries £19.99

Dunscore £8.99

Durisdeer £8.99

Eskdalemuir £6.99

Ewes £4.99

Glencairn £8.99

Gretna £8.99

Half Morton £6.99

Hoddom £8.99

Holywood £7.99

Hutton & Corrie £6.99

Johnstone £7.99

Keir £6.99

Kirkconnel £7.99

Kirkmahoe £8.99

Kirkmichael £7.99

Kirkpatrick Fleming £8.99

Kirkpatrick Juxta £7.99

Langholm £9.99

Lochmaben £10.99

Middlebie £9.99

Moffat £9.99

Morton £9.99

Mouswald £6.99

Penpont £8.99

Ruthwell £7.99

St. Mungo £6.99

Sanquhar* £11.99

Tinwald £7.99

Torthorwald £7.99

Tundergarth £5.99

Tynron £5.99

Wamphray £5.99

Westerkirk £6.99

County Complete Set (half price!!) £185.29

* includes Wanlockhead

1861 Census Dumfriesshire now available:

Ewes £4.99

1851 Census Lanarkshire now available:

Carmichael £6.99

Carmunnock NEW! £6.99

Carnwath £10.99

Carstairs NEW! £7.99

Covington & Thankerton £5.99

Crawford* £8.99

Crawfordjohn £7.99

Culter £5.99

Dolphinton £4.99

Dunsyre £4.99

Lamington £4.99

Walston £5.99

Wiston & Roberton £6.99

* includes Leadhills

1841 Census Midlothian now available:

Fala & Soutra NEW! £4.99

Heriot £3.99

Stow £7.99

1851 Census Midlothian now available:

Fala & Soutra £5.99

Heriot £4.99

Stow £8.99

1861 Census Midlothian now available:

Fala & Soutra NEW! £4.99

Heriot £5.99

Stow NEW! £9.99

1841 Census Peeblesshire (county complete):

Broughton, Glenholm & Kilbucho £5.99

Drumelzier £3.99

Eddleston £5.99

Innerleithen £5.99

Kirkurd £3.99

Lyne & Megget £3.99

Manor £3.99

Newlands £6.99

Peebles £9.99

Skirling £3.99

Stobo £4.99

Traquair £5.99

Tweedsmuir £3.99

West Linton £7.99

County Complete Set (half price!!) £38.93

1851 Census Peeblesshire (county complete):

Broughton, Glenholm & Kilbucho £6.99

Drumelzier £3.99

Eddleston £6.99

Innerleithen £7.99

Kirkurd £4.99

Lyne & Megget £3.99

Manor £4.99

Newlands £6.99

Peebles £9.99

Skirling £4.99

Stobo £5.99

Traquair £6.99

Tweedsmuir £3.99

West Linton £8.99

County Complete Set (half price!!) £43.93

1861 Census Peeblesshire (county complete):

Broughton, Glenholm & Kilbucho £6.99

Drumelzier £3.99

Eddleston £6.99

Innerleithen £8.99

Kirkurd £4.99

Lyne & Megget £3.99

Manor £3.99

Newlands £6.99

Peebles £9.99

Skirling £4.99

Stobo £5.99

Traquair £6.99

Tweedsmuir £3.99

West Linton £8.99

County Complete Set (half price!!) £43.93

1841 Census Roxburghshire now available:

Ancrum £6.99

Ashkirk £4.99

Bedrule £3.99

Bowden £5.99

Castleton £8.99

Cavers £7.99

Crailing £5.99

Eckford £6.99

Ednam £5.99

Hawick £13.99

Hobkirk £5.99

Hownam £3.99

Jedburgh £12.99

Kelso £12.99

Kirkton £3.99

Lilliesleaf £5.99

Linton £4.99

Makerstoun £3.99

Maxton £4.99

Melrose* £12.99

Minto £4.99

Morebattle £6.99

Oxnam £5.99

Roxburgh £5.99

St. Boswells £5.99

Smailholm £4.99

Southdean £5.99

Sprouston £6.99

Stichill £4.99

Wilton £7.99

Yetholm £6.99

County Complete Set (half price!!) £106.35

* includes a large part of the town of Galashiels

1851 Census Roxburghshire (county complete):

Ancrum £7.99

Ashkirk £5.99

Bedrule £3.99

Bowden £6.99

Castleton £9.99

Cavers £7.99

Crailing £6.99

Eckford £7.99

Ednam £6.99

Hawick £14.99

Hobkirk £6.99

Hownam £4.99

Jedburgh £12.99

Kelso £12.99

Kirkton £4.99

Lilliesleaf £6.99

Linton £6.99

Makerstoun £4.99

Maxton £5.99

Melrose* £14.99

Minto £5.99

Morebattle £6.99

Oxnam £6.99

Roxburgh £7.99

St. Boswells £6.99

Smailholm £5.99

Southdean £6.99

Sprouston £7.99

Stichill £5.99

Teviothead £5.99

Wilton £9.99

Yetholm £7.99

County Complete Set (half price!!) £124.34

* includes a large part of the town of Galashiels

1861 Census Roxburghshire (county complete):

Ancrum £8.99

Ashkirk £5.99

Bedrule £4.99

Bowden £6.99

Castleton £10.99

Cavers £8.99

Crailing £6.99

Eckford £6.99

Edgerston £4.99

Ednam £5.99

Hawick £15.99

Hobkirk £6.99

Hownam £4.99

Jedburgh £12.99

Kelso £12.99

Kirkton £5.99

Ladhope* £11.99

Lilliesleaf £6.99

Linton £6.99

Makerstoun £4.99

Maxton £5.99

Melrose £10.99

Minto £5.99

Morebattle £7.99

Oxnam £5.99

Roxburgh £7.99

St. Boswells £6.99

Smailholm £5.99

Southdean £6.99

Sprouston £7.99

Stichill £5.99

Teviothead £5.99

Wilton £10.99

Yetholm £7.99

County Complete Set (half price!!) £133.33

* is mainly comprised by a large part of the town of Galashiels

View a 19th century map showing parish locations in Roxburghshire.

1841 Census Selkirkshire (county complete):

Ettrick £4.99

Galashiels £8.99

Roberton £5.99

Selkirk £10.99

Yarrow £6.99

County Complete Set (half price)!! £18.98

1851 Census Selkirkshire (county complete):

Ettrick £5.99

Galashiels £10.99

Roberton £6.99

Selkirk £11.99

Yarrow £7.99

County Complete Set (half price!!) £21.98

1861 Census Selkirkshire (county complete):

Ettrick £5.99

Galashiels £10.99

Kirkhope £5.99

Roberton £6.99

Selkirk £11.99

Yarrow £6.99

County Complete Set (half price!!) £24.47

1851 Census Stewartry of Kirkcudbright now available:

Anwoth £6.99

Balmaclellan £7.99

Balmaghie £7.99

Borgue £7.99

Buittle £7.99

Carsphairn £6.99

Colvend & Southwick £7.99

Crossmichael £7.99

Dalry £7.99

Girthon £8.99

Irongray £6.99

Kells NEW! £7.99

1851 Census Wigtownshire now available:

Glasserton £8.99

Mochrum NEW! £10.99

Whithorn £10.99

About the indexed transcriptions:

Please note that these are not just indexes, as has been done in many other areas, but a full and as accurate as possible transcription of the entire original record, with a comprehensive index included at the back of each publication for that parish. Click here to see a sample transcription page, and here to see a sample index page.

The census provides a fascinating glimpse of life in each parish at that moment in time, with each of the individuals’ name, relationship to head of household, marital status, age, occupation and birthplace being recorded in the 1851 and 1861 censuses. The 1861 census also includes the number of windowed rooms and scholars between 5 and 15 years of age in each house. The 1841 census has slightly less information, with only address, age (often rounded down to nearest 5 years for adults), occupation and information on whether born in the same county, “England”, “Ireland” or “Foreigner” being recorded.

These full transcriptions of the original records stored at New Register House, Edinburgh, along with a full index which includes age and birthplace, will be of great value to anyone having an interest in local or family history in the Scottish Borders area. The transcriptions are A4 sized (11¾ x 8¼") pages, and prices start at £3.99 per publication with a 40% discount available for purchases of 10 items or more, whether of the same publication or a mixed order.

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