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1851 Scottish Census
Households and population returns, arranged by census year and jurisdiction. Coverage and the meaning of a household relationship vary by census.
23 collected reference items · 21 linked catalogue peopleCoverage, survival & limitations
Scottish census records
The open Scottish census series runs from 1841 to 1921 at ten-year intervals. The available images are enumerators’ transcript books made from household schedules; the original household schedules were destroyed. Some 1841 books are missing.
Reading the evidence: an index, transcript, provider search page and original image are different sources. A recorded image link does not mean its reading or identity match is confirmed. Inspect the assessment and source page before changing a family relationship. Repository guides checked 4 October 2026.
People in the collected census references
23 reference items · 21 linked catalogue people. Several citations may describe the same household; one return can name several people. Linked people include spouses and relatives and are not a verified count of Glasgow surname entries. This is our collected evidence, not a complete surname search of the surviving census.
23 references have a supported census year; 0 remain unresolved. Years come from the enumeration title or original census URL; access dates, birth years and archive numbers are excluded. Countries identify the census jurisdiction where stated, rather than a person’s birthplace.
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Reference items in this project, not the total surviving archive. A reference can appear in several types or locations; several references can concern the same record. Countries are inferred from source descriptions and recorded places, so check the citation. Undated and ambiguous items remain available.
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- "1851 Scotland Census," database, ( : $, accessed 4 August 2026), Name: Christina Forsyth; Age: 35; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816; Relationship: Wife; Spouse: John Glasgow; Gender: Female; Where born: Airdrie, Lanarkshire; Civil parish: New Monkland; County: Lanarkshire; Address: 37 Aitcheson St; Occupation: Ironstone Miner Wife; ED: 8; citing Parish: New Monkland; ED: 8; Page: 16; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1851_170; Yea
- "1851 Scotland Census," database, ( : $, accessed 6 August 2026), Name: John Glasgow; Age: 35; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816; Relationship: Head; Spouse: Christina Forsyth; Gender: Male; Where born: Airdrie, Lanarkshire; Civil parish: New Monkland; County: Lanarkshire; Address: 37 Aitcheson St; Occupation: Ironstone Miner; ED: 8; citing Parish: New Monkland; ED: 8; Page: 16; Line: 10; Roll: CSSCT1851_170; Year: 1851
- "1851 Scotland Census," database, ( : accessed 25 January 2024), Alexander Glasgow (38), Flesher (emply 1 Man), head of household at 167 Main Street, Calton, Lanarkshire. Born in Glasgow, Lanark; citing Parish Calton, ED 22A, Page 14, Line 13, Roll CSSCT1851_147, Year 1851, Household schedule number 56, Roll CSSCT1851_147. :: Alexander Glasgow Head M 38 Flesher (emply 1 Man) Glasgow, Lanark :: Mary Glasgow Wife F 33
- "1851 Scotland Census," database, ( : accessed 25 January 2024), Alexander Glasgow (5) son, Scholar, in household of Alexander Glasgow (38) at 167 Main Street, Calton, Lanarkshire. Born in Glasgow, Lanark; citing Parish Calton, ED 22A, Page 14, Line 16, Roll CSSCT1851_147, Year 1851, Household schedule number 56, Roll CSSCT1851_147. :: Alexander Glasgow Head M 38 Flesher (emply 1 Man) Glasgow, Lanark :: Mary Glasgow
- "1851 Scotland Census," database, ( : accessed 31 August 2025), Janet Glasgow (55), wife, Bonnet Trimer, in household of John Glasgow (60) at Mitchells Land, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Born in Riccarton, harford; citing Parish Kilmarnock, ED 4, Page 11, Line 5, Roll CSSCT1851_133, Year 1851, Parish Number 597, Household schedule number 44. :: John Glasgow Head M 60 Weaver Chelsea Pensioner Kilmk, Ayrshire :: Janet Glasgow
- "1851 Scotland Census," database, (accessed 19 April 2025), William Glasgow (55) lodger, Hand Loom Weaver, in household of Robert Henderson (40) at 29 Brown Street, Calton, Lanarkshire. Born in Glasgow, Lanark; citing Parish Calton, ED 17A, Page 9, Line 13, Roll CSSCT1851_147, Year 1851, Parish Number 622, Household schedule number 34. ::Robert Henderson 40 Head ::Janet Henderson 39 Wife ::Andrew Henderson 15 Son ::R
- "1851 Scotland Census," database, (accessed 25 January 2024), Alexander Glasgow, age 38, flesher employing one man, 167 Main Street, Calton, Lanarkshire; citing Calton parish, enumeration district 22A, page 14, household schedule 56
- "1851 Scotland Census," Parish: Kilmarnock, ED: 4, Page: 11, Roll: CSSCT1851_133. Ancestry (accessed 17 Nov 2021)
- "Scotland Census 1851," database and images, Ancestry. Kilmarnock parish 597, Enumeration District 4, page 11, schedule 44, line 6, roll CSSCT1851_133. Household at Mitchells Land lists John 60, Janet 55, Alexander 45, John 21, Isabella 20, Janet 11, Margaret 10. John 21 recorded as flesher. Accessed 23 Sep 2025. Record: Ancestry item 1657334
- (Scotland Census 1851; Parish: New Monkland; ED:8; Page:16; Line:14; Roll: cssct1851_170)
- (Scotland Census 1851; Parish: New Monkland; ED:8; Page:16; Line:14; Roll: cssct1851_170)
- (Scotland Census 1851; Parish: New Monkland; ED:8; Page:16; Line:14; Roll: cssct1851_170)
- (Scotland Census 1851; Parish: New Monkland; ED:8; Page:16; Line:14; Roll: cssct1851_170)
- (Scotland Census 1851; Parish: New Monkland; ED:8; Page:16; Line:14; Roll: cssct1851_170)
- 1851 Census: "1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census" Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 6 FindMyPast Transcription () (accessed 11 February 2022) Janet Taylor (59), wife, in household of Thomas Taylor (63) in Tranent Seton Mains & C registration district
- 1851 Census: "1851 Scotland Census" Parish: Leith South; ED: 11A; Page: 1; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1851_189; Year: 1851 (accessed 5 February 2022) Peter Glasgow (21) lodger, Rail Lab, in household of David Brownlee (25) in 3 Comely Green Place, Leith South, Midlothian
- 1851 Census: "1851 Scotland Census" Parish: New Monkland; ED: 8; Page: 16; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1851_170; Year: 1851 (accessed 11 October 2021) {| border="1" | Name || Christina Forsyth |- | Age || 35 |- | Estimated Birth Year || abt 1816 |- | Relationship || Wife |- | Spouse || John Glasgow |- | Gender || Female |- | Where born || Airdrie, Lanarkshire |- | Parish Number || 651 |- | Civil Parish || New Monkland
- 1851 Census: "1851 Scotland Census" Parish: New Monkland; ED: 8; Page: 16; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1851_170; Year: 1851 (accessed 11 October 2021) {| border="1" | Name || Christina Forsyth |- | Age || 35 |- | Estimated Birth Year || abt 1816 |- | Relationship || Wife |- | Spouse || John Glasgow |- | Gender || Female |- | Where born || Airdrie, Lanarkshire |- | Parish Number || 651 |- | Civil Parish || New Monkland
- 1851 Census: "1851 Scotland Census", database, ( : accessed 11 July 2026), Agnes Glasgow (21) servant, House Maid, in household of Isabella Hope (32) at 51 Farmers House, Farm of Fenton Barns, Dirleton, East Lothian. Born in Haddington, Haddingtonshire; citing Parish Dirleton, ED 5, Page 15, Line 13, Roll CSSCT1851_191, Year 1851, Parish Number 705, Household schedule number 55. {| border="1" cellpadding="4" |- bg
- 1851 Census: "1851 Scotland Census", database, ( : accessed 11 July 2026), Isabella Glasgow (7) daughter, Scholar, in household of Agnes Glasgow (50) at Ugstonrig, Haddington, East Lothian. Born in Haddington, haddingtonshire; citing Parish Haddington, ED 5B, Page 7, Line 10, Roll CSSCT1851_192, Year 1851, Parish Number 709, Household schedule number 30. {| border="1" cellpadding="4" |- bgcolor=E1F0B4 | Name || R
- 1851 Census: "1851 Scotland Census", database, ( : accessed 11 July 2026), James Glasgow (18) son, Farmers Labourer, in household of Agnes Glasgow (50) at Ugstonrig, Haddington, East Lothian. Born in Haddington, haddingtonshire; citing Parish Haddington, ED 5B, Page 7, Line 9, Roll CSSCT1851_192, Year 1851, Parish Number 709, Household schedule number 30. {| border="1" cellpadding="4" |- bgcolor=E1F0B4 | Name
- 1851 Census: Colinton, Midlothian – Agricultural laborer
- 1851 Scotland Census, Parish Kilmarnock, Mitchells Land, household schedule 44, roll CSSCT1851_133, page 11 line 9, FamilySearch, accessed 23 Sep 2025, ARK VBQJ N4N