1851 Census

CountyWigtownshire
ParishKirkcowan
Enumeration Book3
Page5
Schedule16
AddressBarfad
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
William Ferguson HeadMarried33MFarmer of 1000 Acres Employing 2 LabourersWigtown, Penninghame  
Name William Ferguson
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 33
Sex M
Occupation Farmer of 1000 Acres Employing 2 Labourers
Birthplace Wigtown, Penninghame
Notes
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Jane Ferguson WifeMarried29F Wigtown, Penninghame  
Name Jane Ferguson
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 29
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Wigtown, Penninghame
Notes
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Margaret McDowall ServantUnmarried47FHouse ServantWigtown, Kirkcowan  
Name Margaret McDowall
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 47
Sex F
Occupation House Servant
Birthplace Wigtown, Kirkcowan
Notes
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Hanse Pickar ServantUnmarried19MFarm ServantIreland  
Name Hanse Pickar
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 19
Sex M
Occupation Farm Servant
Birthplace Ireland
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Enumeration Book 3, Page 5; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=88803016: accessed 14 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.