COMPLETED George Kerr Cabinet maker

[Jamjar]

I have the following folk on a cenus page, with no year on it. My fault. 

It is headed Dumfries New Church District - the street is: Queensberry St, with Walkers and Young Close.

Can someone tell me where the residences are located, in Dumfries, please?

The people of interest are the Kerr folk: George 50 - cabinet maker; Elizabeth 20 - dressmaker; Janet 15 straw hat  maker and Christina 14.

Jamjar

[Gadget]

Hi Jamjar

Queensberry Street is in Central Dumfries. Here's a map:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=queensberry+street+%2Bdumfries&ie=UTF-8&output=html


Gadget

[Jamjar]

Thank you kindly, Gadget,

Do you know why it was called Dumfries New Church District?

Jamjar

[Gadget]

It's the area of the parish  that central Dumfries came under. The 'landward'  part came under St Michael. There's a bit here under Church History:

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/DFS/Dumfries/index.html#ChurchHistory


Gadget

[Jamjar]

Thanks again, Gadget,

I am now wondering what the 'New Church' was/is, religion wise.

Jamjar

[Gadget]

I think it would be C of Scotland (Presbyterian) - it might be worth doing some Googling or contacting D & G FHS.


Gadget

[Jamjar]

Thank you, Gadget

Just one more question. Do you know which year the census information is from? I have purchesed the image at some time and it doesn't have the year on the top, and I didn't name the file using the year. Very silly of me.

Jamjar

[Gadget]

I think it would be the 1841. I've done a check on SP and they come up with those ages on 1841. Have you tried Freecen to run a further check?

[Gadget]

Just checked another source which is now working and it is the 1841 - ref is

Dumfries 821 ED 7 Page 10.