1851 Census

CountyKirkcudbrightshire
ParishGirthon
Enumeration Book3
Page12
Schedule65
Town/VillageGatehouse of Fleet
AddressNorth Side of High Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Janet Porter HeadWidow50FBakerKirkcudbright, Anwoth  
Name Janet Porter
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widow
Age 50
Sex F
Occupation Baker
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Anwoth
Notes
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Jane Porter DaughterUnmarried21Fat HomeKirkcudbright, Anwoth  
Name Jane Porter
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 21
Sex F
Occupation at Home
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Anwoth
Notes
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Mary Porter DaughterUnmarried19Fat HomeKirkcudbright, Anwoth  
Name Mary Porter
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 19
Sex F
Occupation at Home
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Anwoth
Notes
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Janet Porter DaughterUnmarried17FMillinerKirkcudbright, Anwoth  
Name Janet Porter
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 17
Sex F
Occupation Milliner
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Anwoth
Notes
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Matthew Paterson ServantWidower40MJourneyman BakerEast Lothian, Aberlady  
Name Matthew Paterson
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Widower
Age 40
Sex M
Occupation Journeyman Baker
Birthplace East Lothian, Aberlady
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Girthon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Enumeration Book 3, Page 12; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=86603065: accessed 08 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.