1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishGlencairn
Enumeration Book5
Page7
Schedule28
AddressBirkshaw Village
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
William Johnston HeadMarried52MFarm LabourerDumfries, Glencairn  
Name William Johnston
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 52
Sex M
Occupation Farm Labourer
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
Notes
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Cathrine Johnston WifeMarried51F Dumfries, Glencairn  
Name Cathrine Johnston
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 51
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
Notes
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John Johnston SonUnmarried27MStockenmakerDumfries, Holywood  
Name John Johnston
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 27
Sex M
Occupation Stockenmaker
Birthplace Dumfries, Holywood
Notes
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William Johnston SonUnmarried22MTea DealerDumfries, Glencairn  
Name William Johnston
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 22
Sex M
Occupation Tea Dealer
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
Notes
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David Johnston SonUnmarried14MScholarDumfries, Glencairn  
Name David Johnston
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 14
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
Notes
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James Johnston SonUnmarried12MScholarDumfries, Glencairn  
Name James Johnston
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 12
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
Notes
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Robert Johnston SonUnmarried9MScholarDumfries, Glencairn  
Name Robert Johnston
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 9
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
Notes
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Margaret JohnstonGibsonDaughterMarried25FFarm Servants WifeDumfries, Holywood  
Name Margaret Johnston
Other Name Gibson
Relationship Daughter
Condition Married
Age 25
Sex F
Occupation Farm Servants Wife
Birthplace Dumfries, Holywood
Notes
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William Gibson Grand Son 1M Dumfries, Glencairn Not Alive 
Name William Gibson
Other Name
Relationship Grand Son
Condition
Age 1
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 5, Page 7; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82605028: accessed 13 Sep 2025); Original Source: 1851 Scotland Census, National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

N.B. Notes which appear in italics above do not appear in the original records and are supplied from our own research. Alternative surnames (also in italics) have been either inferred as a possibility from the context of the record itself or supplied from other research. The idea behind this is to make it easier to find individuals who may have had more than one surname, but should not to be taken as evidence that the alternative surname shown ever applied to that person.

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Transcription - Copyright Graham Maxwell 2011-2015.
1851 Census Data - General Register Office for Scotland. Crown copyright. Reproduced with the permission of the Controller of the HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.