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The Scottish Borders Archive and Local History Centre has a copy of the Kelso School Census of Children, taken circa 1885 (reference R/ED/1/57) [Note: the archive's catalogue gives a different date for the census, but circa 1885 was my estimate based on the details of people recorded in the census]. This gives information about children of school age living in the town at that time. Here is an example of the sort of information in the census:
| No. | Name of parents | Occupation | Residence | Name of each child | Age | School each child is attending | Remarks |
| 154 | William Anderson | Draper | Forestfield | Sarah C Anderson | 12 | Girls High School | |
| George B Anderson | 10 | Kelso High | |||||
| John W C Anderson | 8 | Kelso High | Twin | ||||
| Jessie L Anderson | 8 | Maitland House | Twin | ||||
| William Anderson | 6 | Kelso High | |||||
| Agnes M Anderson | 3 |
Note: the family details here are fictitious, but based upon actual entries contained in this census.
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