1851 Census

CountyWigtownshire
ParishKirkcowan
Enumeration Book7
Page11
Schedule56
Town/VillageKirkcowan
AddressMain Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
William Nicholson HeadWidower48MChurch OfficerLanark, Glasgow  
Name William Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widower
Age 48
Sex M
Occupation Church Officer
Birthplace Lanark, Glasgow
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Agnes Nicholson DaughterUnmarried25FEmbroidererWigtown, Kirkcowan  
Name Agnes Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 25
Sex F
Occupation Embroiderer
Birthplace Wigtown, Kirkcowan
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Jean Nicholson DaughterUnmarried18FEmbroidererWigtown, Kirkcowan  
Name Jean Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 18
Sex F
Occupation Embroiderer
Birthplace Wigtown, Kirkcowan
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Elizabeth Nicholson DaughterUnmarried16FScholarWigtown, Kirkcowan  
Name Elizabeth Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 16
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Wigtown, Kirkcowan
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William Nicholson SonUnmarried14MScholarWigtown, Kirkcowan  
Name William Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 14
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Wigtown, Kirkcowan
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Jessie Nicholson DaughterUnmarried10FScholarWigtown, Kirkcowan  
Name Jessie Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 10
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Wigtown, Kirkcowan
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James Nicholson SonUnmarried5MScholarWigtown, Kirkcowan  
Name James Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 5
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Wigtown, Kirkcowan
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Enumeration Book 7, Page 11; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=88807056: accessed 09 Aug 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.