1851 Census

CountyKirkcudbrightshire
ParishGirthon
Enumeration Book4
Page25
Schedule111
Town/VillageGatehouse of Fleet
AddressBarnhall Mill Road
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Elizabeth Birkett HeadWidow57FPauper - Genl. ServantKirkcudbright, Kells  
Name Elizabeth Birkett
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widow
Age 57
Sex F
Occupation Pauper - Genl. Servant
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Kells
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Elizabeth Birkett DaughterUnmarried22FCotton Loom WeaverKirkcudbright, Kells  
Name Elizabeth Birkett
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 22
Sex F
Occupation Cotton Loom Weaver
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Kells
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Alexander Birkett SonUnmarried14M Kirkcudbright, Anwoth  
Name Alexander Birkett
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 14
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Anwoth
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Margaret KirkBirkettDaughter 5F Kirkcudbright, Gatehouse Not Alive 
Name Margaret Kirk
Other Name Birkett
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 5
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Gatehouse
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
child  Son 1 mo.M Kirkcudbright, Gatehouse Not Alive 
Name child
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 1 mo.
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Gatehouse
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Girthon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Enumeration Book 4, Page 25; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=86604111: accessed 02 Jan 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.