BIRSE 1841 CENSUS


 

District Six

 

The District known by the name of the “Foot of the Burn of Chattie” including Potarch and John Harper’s.

 

Enumerated:  8th June 1841 by George Malcolm

 


Spelling is as transcribed from the census

District 6 - page 1

 

PLACE/ADDRESS

Un

In

SURNAME

Forename

M-Age

F-Age

OCCUPATION

Born

Researcher
 

Marywell

 

/h

SMART

John

65

 

Blacksmith

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

SMART

Barbra

 

60

F.S.

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

LEY

James

40

 

Ind

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

WILLIAMS

William

10

 

 

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

/h

ROSS

Helen

 

45

Stocking manuf

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

ROSS

Anne

 

12

 

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

/h

DINNIE

Janet

 

70

stocking manuf

No

 
 

Marywell

 

/2h

SPALDING

George

27

 

Gardener

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

SPALDING

Elizabeth

 

24

 

No

 
 

Marywell

 

/h

DINNIE

William

35

 

Farmer

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

DINNIE

Sarah

 

30

 

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

DINNIE

Alexander

10

 

 

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

DINNIE

William

7

 

 

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

DINNIE

Hellen

 

7

 

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

THOMSON

Alexander

20

 

Ag lab

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

GRANT

David

15

 

Ag lab

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

GORDON

Margaret

 

15

F.S.

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

ROSS

Isabel

 

13

F.S.

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

DUNCAN *

Alexander

20

 

Cattle dealer

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

McLEAN

Alexander

35

 

M.S.

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

/1h

ROBIE

John

35

 

Merchant

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

ROBIE

Christian

 

35

 

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

ROBIE

Jane

 

9

 

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

ROBIE

John

5

 

 

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

ROBIE

James

2

 

 

Yes

 

District 6 - page 2

 

PLACE/ADDRESS

Un

In

SURNAME

Forename

M-Age

F-Age

OCCUPATION

Born

Researcher
 

Marywell

 

 

ADAMS

Isabel

 

20

F.S.

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

/1h

ROSS

Jane

 

70

stocking manuf

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

ROSS

Mary

 

40

 

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

/1h

FERRIES

James

25

 

carpenter

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

/1h

RITCHIE

William

70

 

Tailor

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

/1h

PENNY

William

50

 

Mason

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

PENNY

Mary

 

40

 

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

PENNY

Margaret

 

15

 

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

PENNY

Charles

11

 

 

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

PENNY

Andrew

9

 

 

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

PENNY

Luisa

 

7

 

Yes

 
 

Marywell

/1u

 

PENNY

Catherin

 

5

 

Yes

 
 

Marywell

 

 

PENNY

James

3

 

 

Yes

 
 

Trembling Trees

 

/1h

SECTOR

John

75

 

Farmer

Yes

 
 

Trembling Trees

 

 

SECTOR

William

35

 

Mason

Yes

 
 

Trembling Trees

 

 

SECTOR

Elizabeth

 

30

 

Yes

 
 

Trembling Trees

 

 

INGRAM

Ann

 

15

F.S.

Yes

 
 

Trembling Trees

 

 

BURDGES

Jane

 

70

Pauper

No

 
 

Trembling Trees

 

/1h

SECTOR

Alexander

60

 

Woollen HLW

Yes

 
 

Trembling Trees

 

 

SECTOR

Margaret

 

50

 

Yes

 
 

Trembling Trees

 

 

SECTOR

Jane

 

10

 

Yes

 
 

Trembling Trees

 

 

SECTOR

George

5

 

 

Yes

 
 

Mill of Cattie

 

/1h

GRANT

Lachlan

55

 

Farmer

Yes

 
 

Mill of Cattie

 

 

GRANT

Margaret

 

35

 

No

 
 

Mill of Cattie

 

 

EMSLY

Mary

 

15

F.S.

Yes

 

District 6 - page 3

 

PLACE/ADDRESS

Un

In

SURNAME

Forename

M-Age

F-Age

OCCUPATION

Born

Researcher
 

Mill of Cattie

 

 

KNOX

William

15

 

Ag lab

Yes

 
 

Mill of Cattie

 

 

CHRISTIESON

James

9

 

Ag lab

No

 
 

Slidderie Brae

 

/1h

ROSS

James

35

 

Farmer

Yes

 
 

Slidderie Brae

 

 

ROSS

Mary

 

35

 

Yes

 
 

Slidderie Brae

 

 

ROSS

Sarah

 

3

 

Yes

 
 

Slidderie Brae

 

 

ROSS

Jane

 

5

 

Yes

 
 

Slidderie Brae

 

 

ROSS

Lillie

 

9mth

 

Yes

 
 

Slidderie Brae

 

 

DUNCAN

John

15

 

Ag lab

No

 
 

Slidderie Brae

 

 

BIRNEY

Margaret

 

15

Ag lab

Yes

 
 

Balhangie

 

/1h

ROSS

Isaac

40

 

Farmer

Yes

 
 

Balhangie

 

 

HOGG

Mary

 

55

F.S.

No

 
 

Balhangie

 

 

GRANT

Robert

15

 

Ag lab

Yes

 
 

Balhangie

 

 

CHRISTIE

Thomas

12

 

Ag lab

Yes

 
 

Balhangie

 

 

CHRISTIE

Isabel

 

15

F.S.

Yes

 
 

Potarch

 

/1h

DUNCAN

Alexander

45

 

Inn Keeper

Yes

 
 

Potarch

 

 

DUNCAN

Jane

 

35

 

Yes

 
 

Potarch

 

 

DUNCAN

Ann

 

16

 

Yes

 
 

Potarch

 

 

DUNCAN

Margaret

 

14

 

Yes

 
 

Potarch

 

 

DUNCAN

Alexander

12

 

 

Yes

 
 

Potarch

 

 

DUNCAN

Jane

 

10

 

Yes

 
 

Potarch

 

 

DUNCAN

Charles

8

 

 

Yes

 
 

Potarch

 

 

DUNCAN

Sophia

 

6

 

Yes

 
 

Potarch

 

 

DUNCAN

Eliza

 

4

 

Yes

 
 

Potarch

 

 

DUNCAN

Frances

 

2

 

Yes

 
 

Potarch

 

 

STUART

Peter

20

 

M.S.

Yes

 

District 6 - page 4

 

PLACE/ADDRESS

Un

In

SURNAME

Forename

M-Age

F-Age

OCCUPATION

Born

 
 

Potarch

 

 

McLEAN

Mary

 

20

F.S.

Yes

 
 

Potarch

 

 

SANDERSON

Alexander

50

 

Wood sawyer

Yes

 
 

Potarch

 

 

GRIEG

Charles

25

 

Wood sawyer

Yes

 
 

Potarch

 

 

FARQUHARSON

James

35

 

labourer

Yes

 
 

Potarch

 

 

GRANT

John

20

 

Cattle dealer

Yes

 
 

Potarch

 

 

STUART

James

25

 

Cattle drover

Yes

 
 

Potarch

 

 

STUART

John

20

 

Cattle drover

Yes

 
 

Potarch

 

 

McINTOSH

William

25

 

Cattle drover

No

 
 

Potarch

 

 

McPHERSON

Alexander

25

 

Cattle dealer

Yes

 
 

Tillentoch

 

/1h

ROSS

Alexander

60

 

Farmer

Yes

 
 

Tillentoch

 

 

ROSS

Elizabeth

 

45

 

Yes

 
 

Tillentoch

 

 

ROSS

James

20

 

 

Yes

 
 

Tillentoch

 

 

ROSS

Ann

 

15

 

Yes

 
 

Tillentoch

 

 

ROSS

Hellen

 

14

 

Yes

 
 

Tillentoch

 

 

ROSS

Elizabeth

 

12

 

Yes

 
 

Tillentoch

 

 

ROSS

David

10

 

 

Yes

 
 

Tillentoch

 

 

ROSS

Mary

 

8

 

Yes

 
 

Tillentoch

 

 

ROSS

Jane

 

6

 

Yes

 
 

Tillentoch

 

 

DAVIDSON

William

15

 

Ag lab

Yes

 
 

Tillentoch

 

 

GORDON

George

12

 

Ag lab

Yes

 
 

Tillentoch

 

/1h

ROSS

Jane

 

45

Stocking manuf

Yes

 
 

Inverchatt

 

/1h

ROSS

William

60

 

Farmer

Yes

 
 

Inverchatt

 

 

ROSS

Anne

 

50

 

Yes

 
 

Inverchatt

 

 

ROSS

William

12

 

 

Yes

 
 

Inverchatt

 

/1h

ROSS

Alexander

55

 

Independent

Yes

 

District 6 - page 5

 

PLACE/ADDRESS

Un

In

SURNAME

Forename

M-Age

F-Age

OCCUPATION

Born

Researcher
 

Inverchatt

 

 

ROSS

Margaret

 

45

 

Yes

 
 

Inverchatt

 

 

ROSS

Margaret

 

13

 

Yes

 
 

Inverchatt

 

 

ROSS

John

9

 

 

Yes

 
 

Inverchatt

 

 

ROSS

Christian

 

7

 

Yes

 
 

Shannel

 

/1h

SMITH

Alexander

55

 

Farmer

Yes

 
 

Shannel

 

 

SMITH

Isabel

 

55

 

Yes

 
 

Shannel

 

 

SMITH

Alexander

25

 

 

Yes

 
 

Shannel

 

 

SMITH

Robert

25

 

 

Yes

 
 

Shannel

 

 

HARPER

Isabel

 

15

F.S.

Yes

 
 

Shannel

 

 

MIDDLETON

Isabel

 

12

F.S.

Yes

 
 

Shannel

 

 

MITCHELL

Alexander

12

 

M.S.

Yes

 
 

Birkenhall

 

/1h

MIDDLETON

Alexander

35

 

Farmer

Yes

 
 

Birkenhall

 

 

MIDDLETON

Jane

 

30

 

Yes

 
 

Birkenhall

 

 

MIDDLETON

George

13

 

 

Yes

 
 

Birkenhall

 

 

MIDDLETON

Isabel

 

7

 

Yes

 
 

Birkenhall

 

 

MIDDLETON

Alexander

5

 

 

Yes

 
 

Birkenhall

 

 

MIDDLETON

Margaret

 

3

 

Yes

 
 

Birkenhall

 

 

MIDDLETON

Mary

 

1

 

Yes

 
 

Birkenhall

 

 

EWEN

Alexander

25

 

Ag lab

Yes

 
 

Birkenhall

 

 

BIRSS

James

15

 

Ag lab

Yes

 
 

Birkenhall

 

 

TODD

Barbara

 

18

F.S.

Yes

 
 

Birkenhall

 

 

BRANDS

Margaret

 

12

F.S.

Yes

 
 

Birkenhall

 

/1h

KcKINLEY

Robert

35

 

Wood sawyer

No

 
 

Birkenhall

 

 

PATERSON

Charles

19

 

Wood sawyer

Yes

 
 

 

/1u

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District 6 - page 6

 

PLACE/ADDRESS

Un

In

SURNAME

Forename

M-Age

F-Age

OCCUPATION

Born

Researcher
 

Birkenhall

 

/

LUMSDEN

Alexander

25

 

Saw miller

Yes

 
 

Birkenhall

 

 

LUMSDEN

Helen

 

20

 

Yes

 
 

Birkenhall

 

/1h

BROWN

James

35

 

Timber merchant

Yes

 
 

Birkenhall

 

 

BROWN

Hellen

 

35

 

Yes

 
 

Birkenhall

 

 

BROWN

Hellen

 

1

 

Yes

 
 

Birkenhall

 

 

STRACHAN

Jane

 

14

F.S.

Yes

 
 

Birkenhall

 

 

LUMSDEN

James

25

 

Saw miller

Yes

 
 

Birkenhall

 

 

ADAM

William

25

 

M.S.

Yes

 
 

Birkenhall

 

 

HENDERSON

Andrew

15

 

M.S.

Yes

 
 

Langhome

 

/1h

STRACHAN

James

30

 

labourer

Yes

 
 

Langhome

 

 

STRACHAN

Cathren

 

30

 

Yes

 
 

Langhome

 

 

STRACHAN

James

1

 

 

Yes

 
 

Langhome

 

 

EWEN

Isobel

 

6

 

Yes

 
 

Langhome

 

/1h

MICHIE

John

40

 

Wood sawyer

Yes

 
 

Langhome

 

 

MICHIE

Margaret

 

30

 

Yes

 
 

Langhome

 

 

MICHIE

James

10

 

 

Yes

 
 

Langhome

 

 

MICHIE

Margaret

 

3

 

Yes

 
 

Berris Loch

 

/1h

HARPER

John

63

 

Shoemaker

Yes

 
 

Berris Loch

 

 

HARPER

Margaret

 

60

 

Yes

 
 

Berris Loch

 

 

CALDER

John

55

 

Shoemaker

No

 
 

Berris Loch

 

 

ROBIE

Margaret

 

18

F.S.

Yes

 
 

Hops Croft

 

/1h

DUNCAN

William

34

 

wood sawyer

Yes

 
 

Hops Croft

 

 

DUNCAN

Margaret

 

6

 

Yes

 
 

Hops Croft

 

 

DUNCAN

Alexander

4

 

 

Yes

 
 

Hops Croft

 

 

COUTTS

Mary

 

25

F.S.

----

 

District 6 - page 7

 

PLACE/ADDRESS

Un

In

SURNAME

Forename

M-Age

F-Age

OCCUPATION

Born

Researcher
 

Hops Croft

 

 

SMART

Ann

 

1

 

Yes

 
 

Midstrath

 

/1h

MIDDLETON

Hugh

20

 

Farmer

Yes

 
 

Midstrath

 

 

MIDDLETON

Jane

 

19

 

Yes

 
 

Midstrath

 

 

MIDDLETON

David

15

 

 

Yes

 
 

Midstrath

 

 

MIDDLETON

Mary

 

14

 

Yes

 
 

Midstrath

 

 

MIDDLETON

Ann

 

12

 

Yes

 
 

Midstrath

 

 

MIDDLETON

George

8

 

 

Yes

 
 

Midstrath

 

 

MIDDLETON

William

10

 

 

Yes

 
 

Midstrath

 

 

MIDDLETON

Gerrard

4

 

 

Yes

 
 

Midstrath

 

 

RITCHIE

Frances

15

 

Ag lab

No

 
 

Midstrath

 

 

RAE

Peter

12

 

Ag lab

Yes

 
 

Midstrath

/1u

/1h

TOWNS

James

35

 

quarrier

Yes

 
 

Midstrath

 

 

TOWNS

Janet

 

30

 

Yes

 
 

Midstrath

 

 

TOWNS

Ann

 

7

 

Yes

 
 

Midstrath

 

 

TOWNS

Jane

 

6

 

Yes

 
 

Midstrath

 

 

TOWNS

James

4

 

 

Yes

 
 

Starrypools

 

/1h

HALL

William

35

 

Customary weaver

Yes

 
 

Starrypools

 

 

HALL

Agness

 

40

 

Yes

 
 

Starrypools

 

 

HALL

Cathrine

 

8

 

Yes

 
 

Starrypools

 

 

HALL

William

5

 

 

Yes

 
 

Starrypools

 

 

HALL

Jane

 

80

 

Yes

 
 

Starrypools

 

/1h

ROSS

Joseph

50

 

Ag lab

Yes

 
 

Starrypools

 

 

ROSS

Mary

 

35

 

Yes

 
 

Starrypools

 

 

ROSS

Christian

 

11

 

Yes

 
 

Starrypools

 

 

ROSS

Mary

 

4

 

Yes

 

District 6 - page 8

 

PLACE/ADDRESS

Un

In

SURNAME

Forename

M-Age

F-Age

OCCUPATION

Born

Researcher
 

Starrypools

 

 

ROSS

Agness

 

2

 

Yes

 
 

Longyards

 

/1h

ROSS

John

67

 

Road contractor

Yes

 
 

Longyards

 

 

ROSS

Christian

 

60

 

Yes

 
 

Longyards

 

 

ROSS

Margaret

 

20

 

Yes

 
 

Longyards

 

 

STUART

Isabella

 

8

F.S.

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