1851 Census

CountyKirkcudbrightshire
ParishGirthon
Enumeration Book3
Page16
Schedule84
Town/VillageGatehouse of Fleet
AddressNorth Side of High Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Joseph Tait HeadMarried49MPainter & GlazierKirkcudbright, Girthon  
Name Joseph Tait
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 49
Sex M
Occupation Painter & Glazier
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Girthon
Notes
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Mary Tait WifeMarried45F Kirkcudbright, Kirkmabreck  
Name Mary Tait
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 45
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Kirkmabreck
Notes
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Thomas Tait SonUnmarried14MScholarKirkcudbright, Girthon  
Name Thomas Tait
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 14
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Girthon
Notes
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William R. Tait Son 12MScholarKirkcudbright, Girthon  
Name William R. Tait
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 12
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Girthon
Notes
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Mary Tait Daughter 9FScholarKirkcudbright, Girthon  
Name Mary Tait
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 9
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Girthon
Notes
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Jane Tait Daughter 6FScholarKirkcudbright, Girthon Not Alive 
Name Jane Tait
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 6
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Girthon
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Joseph Tait Son 4Mat HomeKirkcudbright, Girthon Not Alive 
Name Joseph Tait
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 4
Sex M
Occupation at Home
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Girthon
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Eliza Sproat LodgerUnmarried54FLaundressKirkcudbright, Kirkmabreck  
Name Eliza Sproat
Other Name
Relationship Lodger
Condition Unmarried
Age 54
Sex F
Occupation Laundress
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Kirkmabreck
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Girthon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Enumeration Book 3, Page 16; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=86603084: 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.