1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishGlencairn
Enumeration Book5
Page12
Schedule44
AddressWallacehall
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
William McWhir HeadMarried64MShepherdDumfries, Glencairn  
Name William McWhir
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 64
Sex M
Occupation Shepherd
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Janet McWhir WifeMarried54F Dumfries, Glencairn  
Name Janet McWhir
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 54
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Margaret McWhir DaughterUnmarried16FSowerDumfries, Dunscore  
Name Margaret McWhir
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 16
Sex F
Occupation Sower
Birthplace Dumfries, Dunscore
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
William GillespieMcWhirGrand Son 2M Dumfries, Morton Not Alive 
Name William Gillespie
Other Name McWhir
Relationship Grand Son
Condition
Age 2
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Morton
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 5, Page 12; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82605044: accessed 14 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.