Hi Marion,
Your best bet for finding the family on the 1851 census would be via the
(pay per view) site
ScotlandsPeople at:
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.ukAn index to the 1851 Clyne census is published by the Scottish Genealogy Society and can be
purchased from them - see:
http://www.scotsgenealogy.com/acatalog/Sutherland_1851_Census_indices.htmlBut that is only an index.
The IGI at FamilySearch (a
free site) at:
http://www.familysearch.orglists (all events at Clyne, Sutherland)
the following marriage:
George SUTHERLAND and Catherine MATHESON, 4 Jan 1833
and the following births of children to parents of those names:
Alexander, 26 Feb 1834
John, 18 Dec 1835
George, 24 Dec 1837
Jean, 31 Aug 1841
James, 28 Mar 1846
Catherine, 2 Jun 1848
As Arranroots has kindly pointed out (I assume you will have looked this up by now), FreeCEN (another
free site) has the 1841 census for Clyne online.
It has the following record which might very probably be your people (though SUTHERLAND seems to be a common name in Clyne):
Doll, Clyne Sutherland
SUTHERLAND George, 30, Ag Labourer
Do Catharine, 35
Do Esther, age unknown
Do Catharine, age unknown
Do John, 5
All members of the household born in Sutherland.
Unfortunately relationships are not shown in the 1841 census and ages of persons over 15 were supposed to be rounded down to the nearest 5.
Good luck,
JAP
PS: if George and Catherine survived until Statutory Registration began in Scotland (1855), their death certificates (certificates can be downloaded from ScotlandsPeople
for a fee - but charges are quite reasonable) could provide invaluable information.
NOTE: Edited to correct errors; if anyone saw the earlier version I can only say that I must need new glasses
