1851 Census

CountyKirkcudbrightshire
ParishBuittle
Enumeration Book5
Page3
Schedule8
AddressBuittle Place
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Sarah Armstrong HeadWidow58FFarmers WidowDumfries, Holywood  
Name Sarah Armstrong
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widow
Age 58
Sex F
Occupation Farmers Widow
Birthplace Dumfries, Holywood
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James Armstrong SonUnmarried39MFarming 114 Acres employing 1 LabKirkcudbright, Irongray  
Name James Armstrong
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 39
Sex M
Occupation Farming 114 Acres employing 1 Lab
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Irongray
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Robert Armstrong SonUnmarried35MPartner in Farming 114 Acres employing 1 LabKirkcudbright, Irongray  
Name Robert Armstrong
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 35
Sex M
Occupation Partner in Farming 114 Acres employing 1 Lab
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Irongray
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Mary Armstrong DaughterUnmarried28FEmployed at homeKirkcudbright, Urr  
Name Mary Armstrong
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 28
Sex F
Occupation Employed at home
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Urr
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Elizabeth Armstrong DaughterUnmarried27FDress MakerKirkcudbright, Urr  
Name Elizabeth Armstrong
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 27
Sex F
Occupation Dress Maker
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Urr
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Jane Armstrong DaughterUnmarried24FEmployed at homeKirkcudbright, Buittle  
Name Jane Armstrong
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 24
Sex F
Occupation Employed at home
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Buittle
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William Armstrong SonUnmarried21MEmployed at homeKirkcudbright, Buittle  
Name William Armstrong
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 21
Sex M
Occupation Employed at home
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Buittle
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Margaret Armstrong DaughterUnmarried16FEmployed at homeKirkcudbright, Buittle  
Name Margaret Armstrong
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 16
Sex F
Occupation Employed at home
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Buittle
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John Craick ServantUnmarried13MShepherdKirkcudbright, Urr  
Name John Craick
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 13
Sex M
Occupation Shepherd
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Urr
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Buittle, Kirkcudbrightshire, Enumeration Book 5, Page 3; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=85905008: accessed 13 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.