1851 Census

CountyWigtownshire
ParishKirkcowan
Enumeration Book7
Page24
Schedule119
Town/VillageKirkcowan
AddressMain Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Peter McAvery HeadMarried43MLabourerDown, Ballahalen  
Name Peter McAvery
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 43
Sex M
Occupation Labourer
Birthplace Down, Ballahalen
Notes
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Mary McAvery WifeMarried40FAn EmbroidererDown, Newry  
Name Mary McAvery
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 40
Sex F
Occupation An Embroiderer
Birthplace Down, Newry
Notes
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Jas. McAvery SonUnmarried16MCarder (Wool)Wigtown, Glenluce  
Name Jas. McAvery
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 16
Sex M
Occupation Carder (Wool)
Birthplace Wigtown, Glenluce
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Mary McAvery DaughterUnmarried12FEmbroidererWigtown, Kirkcowan  
Name Mary McAvery
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 12
Sex F
Occupation Embroiderer
Birthplace Wigtown, Kirkcowan
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Peter McAvery SonUnmarried9Mat SchoolWigtown, Kirkcowan  
Name Peter McAvery
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 9
Sex M
Occupation at School
Birthplace Wigtown, Kirkcowan
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Helen McAvery DaughterUnmarried6Fat HomeWigtown, Kirkcowan  
Name Helen McAvery
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 6
Sex F
Occupation at Home
Birthplace Wigtown, Kirkcowan
Notes
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Isabella McAvery DaughterUnmarried3Fat HomeWigtown, Kirkcowan  
Name Isabella McAvery
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 3
Sex F
Occupation at Home
Birthplace Wigtown, Kirkcowan
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Enumeration Book 7, Page 24; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=88807119: accessed 11 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.