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Census of Selkirk, 1817

This article was found in an old magazine at the University of Victoria:

BORDER COUNTIES' MAGAZINE
Vol.1, 1880-1881 Pg.161
CATALOGUE, CONTAINING THE NUMBBR OF
INHABITANTS IN THE BURGH OF SELKIRK, 16TH JUNE 1817.
(Communicated by James Henderson, Canada.)

I. - Water Row contains
Persons
Julian Robertson8
Thomas Williamson10
John Biggar (J. Inglis)10
Do.....(J. Thomson)4
The Manse (Mr. Campbell)5
Mrs. Haldane6
Do...(G. Scott & Co.)24
James Robertson (J. Hind)9
John Melrose10
Wm. Lamb7
Walter Hogg9
Thos. Bogie5
James Broad6
Andrew Lang9
John Allan6
Geo. Dobson, saddler11
Mr. Clarkson7
R. Henderson (J. Thomson)5
Mrs. Rae2
Wm. Stoddart's heirs14
Do .. do5
Do .. do9
James Scott13
James Cameron3
Walter Minto12
Geo. Robertson (J. Dobson)5
R. Richardson11
James Hume (Mr. Watson)10
Robert Tudhope2
Andrew Stewart5
Do2
Nelly Fairbairn2
Thomas Hall3
Mrs. Johnson2
Walter Henderson8
Peter Tait2
John Scott-Back house7
Do.....-Front do11
Robt. Riddle7
Walter Clark12
Geo. Dobson, mason8
Betty Welsh10
Geo. Rodger-3 houses;in all26
Robt. Elliot8
Robt. Guthrie4
Mary Dun7
Dr. Lawson6
Wm. Mabon-6 houses;in all15
Total382

II. - Selkirk Feus on same line
Persons
John Anderson7
Robt. Mill4
John Gray, sawyer15
Andw, Hope8
Mr. Brodie (Mr. Grieve)5
Andw. Burnet's house15
John Taylor11
John Bruce9
Bailie Anderson4
Wm. Lamb's nursery house5
Mr. Veitch9
Total92

III. - Southern Line of the Back Row,etc.
Persons
Mr. Anderson9
Walter Murray4
John Stoddart's house5
John Welsh6
Gavin Pow4
Mr. Oliver4
John Riddle's house6
Francis Fairbairn9
Jean Beattie1
Walter Rea5
Thomas Riddle9
James Hall's heirs9
John Brydon-3 houses23
Walter Dickson6
Geo. Anderson4
James Drydon6
Alex. Mercer8
Isabel Bell4
Walter Willison8
James Murray2
Jean Ledgerwood2
David Brown3
Alex. Hope6
John Orr8
Robert Chisholm6
John Blythe4
Wm. Scott7
Jno. Blackhall's house10
Thos. Walker's house3
Andw. Gray9
Widow Johnstone1
Wm. Thomson - 2 houses - in all7
John Blackliall6
Wm. Tweedie's house14
Thomas Walker14
Wm. Shortreed8
Andrew Brown7
Thomas Hall24
John Watson-2 houses--sum18
Robt. Ruthven6
Andw. Hatlie4
Wm. Hatlie - 2 houses14
Geo. Robertson's house15
Mr. Pringle - 8 houses total 25
Wm. Thorburn2
Wm. Ewan's house13
James Sword2
James Inglis, jun4
Eliz. Ballantyne1
George Walker7
Thomas Drydon4
Andw. Brown's house13
Widow Andison4
Total....403

IV. - Outer Line (continued) Kirk Wynd.
Persons
Elliot Scott6
Geo. Haldane7
Wm. Hatlie11
James Hood9
James Hislop9
Mr. Pringle's house7
John Paterson7
Andw. Angus, weaver15
Christian Hall5
Geo. Douglas9
Thomas Nicol6
John Allan's house-in close8
Wm. Lauder11
James Hume-2 houses13
Miss Russell4
John Angus's heirs8
Wm Riddle-in the close9
John Angus's heirs-Do7
Geo. Robertson -2 houses-Do23
Do........-front house7
Geo. Emond12
Do3
Miss Buccolm - 2 houses5
George Young7
Alex. Dobson 6
Wm. Riddle's house7
Widow Hogg 9
Thos. Govenlock-2 houses8
William Nicol4
Geo. Melross14
Geo.Robertson - head of Long Cl2
Adam Gillies8
Geo. Melross’house7
Thomas Stoddart6
Robert Emond9
Miss Inglis-2 houses12
Robt. Glen9
Thos. Stoddart12
John Stoddart7
Roberrt Emond4
John Biggar's house8
Haining Gate7
Total....347

V. - Inner Row
Persons
Wm. Ewans16
Wm. Barrowman8
Thos. Thomson5
Andrew Gray18
Wm. Thomson7
T. Hynd's houses (W.Tweedie & Co.)25
John Ballantyne7
James Ballantyne9
James Govenlock8
Mr. Henderson14
Wm. Turnbull2
Andrew Cowan9
David Laidlaw16
Thos. Mitchell11
Thos. Scott's heirs6
Wm. Knox6
James Scott, farmer9
Wm. Nicol9
John Johnson6
Andw. Lang's house (Mr.Ratttray)4
Thomas Cumming9
Thomas Scott14
Henry Hall's house6
Agnes Dodds' house8
Walter Scott2
John Hope12
Andrew Inglis8
Robert Gray3
Walter Forsyth's house20
Janet Nicol2
Andw. Hardie8
Wm. Merton12
Geo. Mercer's house4
Andw. Inglis, jun5
Agnes Dickson5
George Mercer8
Alex. Mercer's house6
Geo. Smith10
David Brown's house7
Andw. Inglis, sen,'s house4
James Iglis, sen9
James Willison9
Thomas Inglis2
John Gray6
James Chisholm, mason7
James Chisholm, weaver9
Adam Meldrum's house9
John Burns7
John Douglas5
John Thorburn12
Janet Veitch4
James Symington11
Wm. Hatlie's house14
Wm. Emond7
James Hood's houses32
John Mein's house10
John Curror5
Miss Cunningham-2 houses17
Helen Hall5
Jean Thorburn4
Wm. Simson-2 houses20
Robert Murray11
Wm. Ewans's house24
Town Jailor's family6
Total....592

TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS IN EACH STREET
Water Row382
Selkirk Feus92
Southern Line of the Back Row403
Outer Line347
Inner Row592
GRAND TOTAL1816


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