Hello Gary,

I checked the 1881 census for you and George was still in Dumfries with his daughter Jane.

High Street, Hoddam, Dumfries, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0224048 GRO Ref Volume 829 EnumDist 3 Page 4
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
George CARRUTHERS W 84 M Dryfesdale, Dumfries, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Pensioner (Constabulary)
Jane CARRUTHERS U 45 F St Mungo, Dumfries, Scotland
Rel: Daur
Occ: Dressmaker

The 1851 census for Dumfries, Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire is online. Wigtownshire is not complete.

http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/services/depts/comres/library/censu...

There are indexes to the Ayrshire 1851, 1861, 1881 & 1891 censuses. Ask the local historian/archivist for a lookup. Give them the names and ages of their children as well as it helps to identify the correct family. Email address for the South Ayrshire archivist you need [and North and East] are on the Ayrshire GenWebPage.

Don't forget to visit these sites:

Ayrshire How To Guide
http://www.rootsweb.com/~sctayr/howto.html

Ayrshire GenWebPage
http://www.rootsweb.com/~sctayr/index.html

Ayrshire Page
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~ayrshire/

Ayrshire-Roots & Chat Room
http://www.ayrshire-roots.com/

Ayrshire Mailing List Archives
http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AYRS...

tata

Alex Hughes