1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishMorton
Enumeration Book4
Page11
Schedule43
Town/VillageThornhill
Address156 North Drumlanrig Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
James Kirk HeadMarried55MAg Lab.Dumfries, Morton, Thornhill  
Name James Kirk
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 55
Sex M
Occupation Ag Lab.
Birthplace Dumfries, Morton, Thornhill
Notes
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Elisabeth Kirk WifeMarried56F Lanark, Crawford, Leadhills  
Name Elisabeth Kirk
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 56
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Lanark, Crawford, Leadhills
Notes
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Jannet Kirk DaughterUnmarried17FSeamstressDumfries, Thornhill  
Name Jannet Kirk
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 17
Sex F
Occupation Seamstress
Birthplace Dumfries, Thornhill
Notes
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Margaret Kirk Daughter 12FScholarDumfries, Thornhill  
Name Margaret Kirk
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 12
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Thornhill
Notes
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Mary Dowal VisitorUnmarried20FGeneral House ServDumfries, Dumfries  
Name Mary Dowal
Other Name
Relationship Visitor
Condition Unmarried
Age 20
Sex F
Occupation General House Serv
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Morton, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 4, Page 11; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=84304043: accessed 01 May 2026); 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.