1851 Census

CountyWigtownshire
ParishKirkcowan
Enumeration Book4
Page3
Schedule10
AddressBalmannoch Cottage
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Peter Burns HeadMarried36MAgricultural LabourerWigtown, Portpatrick  
Name Peter Burns
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 36
Sex M
Occupation Agricultural Labourer
Birthplace Wigtown, Portpatrick
Notes
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Elizabeth Burns WifeMarried34F Wigtown, Penninghame  
Name Elizabeth Burns
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 34
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Wigtown, Penninghame
Notes
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Agness Burns Daughter 9F Wigtown, Kirkcowan  
Name Agness Burns
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 9
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Wigtown, Kirkcowan
Notes
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Mary McGill Sister-in-lawMarried40FPauperWigtown, Kirkcowan  
Name Mary McGill
Other Name
Relationship Sister-in-law
Condition Married
Age 40
Sex F
Occupation Pauper
Birthplace Wigtown, Kirkcowan
Notes
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William McLachlanMcGillEllgt. NephewUnmarried20MLabourerWigtown, Kirkcowan  
Name William McLachlan
Other Name McGill
Relationship Ellgt. Nephew
Condition Unmarried
Age 20
Sex M
Occupation Labourer
Birthplace Wigtown, Kirkcowan
Notes
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Elizabeth McGill Ellegt. Niece 3F Wigtown, Kirkcowan  
Name Elizabeth McGill
Other Name
Relationship Ellegt. Niece
Condition
Age 3
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Wigtown, Kirkcowan
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Enumeration Book 4, Page 3; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=88804010: accessed 15 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.