1851 Census

CountyWigtownshire
ParishKirkcowan
Enumeration Book6
Page1
Schedule2
AddressBoreland House
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
John Stroyan HeadUnmarried30MFarmer of 440 Acres emply. 8 LabourersWigtown, Kirkcowan  
Name John Stroyan
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Unmarried
Age 30
Sex M
Occupation Farmer of 440 Acres emply. 8 Labourers
Birthplace Wigtown, Kirkcowan
Notes
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Janet Wilson ServantUnmarried36FFarmers House KeeperAyr, Ballantrae  
Name Janet Wilson
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 36
Sex F
Occupation Farmers House Keeper
Birthplace Ayr, Ballantrae
Notes
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Mary Smith ServantUnmarried16Fout door ServantKirkcudbright, Girthon  
Name Mary Smith
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 16
Sex F
Occupation out door Servant
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Girthon
Notes
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Helen Brown ServantUnmarried16FHouse ServantAyr, Maybole  
Name Helen Brown
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 16
Sex F
Occupation House Servant
Birthplace Ayr, Maybole
Notes
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Samuel Crawford ServantMarried21MPloughmanIreland  
Name Samuel Crawford
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Married
Age 21
Sex M
Occupation Ploughman
Birthplace Ireland
Notes
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Samuel Gordon ServantMarried23MPloughmanWigtown, Mochrum  
Name Samuel Gordon
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Married
Age 23
Sex M
Occupation Ploughman
Birthplace Wigtown, Mochrum
Notes
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James Adair ServantUnmarried23MPloughmanWigtown, Kirkcowan  
Name James Adair
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 23
Sex M
Occupation Ploughman
Birthplace Wigtown, Kirkcowan
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Enumeration Book 6, Page 1; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=88806002: accessed 14 Jun 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.