1851 Census

CountyWigtownshire
ParishKirkcowan
Enumeration Book7
Page28
Schedule139
Town/VillageKirkcowan
AddressMain Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
William Scott HeadWidower88MLabourer PauperDown, Drumannoch  
Name William Scott
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widower
Age 88
Sex M
Occupation Labourer Pauper
Birthplace Down, Drumannoch
Notes
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William Swords Son-in-lawMarried37MLabourerWigtown, Mochrum  
Name William Swords
Other Name
Relationship Son-in-law
Condition Married
Age 37
Sex M
Occupation Labourer
Birthplace Wigtown, Mochrum
Notes
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Margaret SwordsScottDaughterMarried40FLabourerWigtown, Penninghame  
Name Margaret Swords
Other Name Scott
Relationship Daughter
Condition Married
Age 40
Sex F
Occupation Labourer
Birthplace Wigtown, Penninghame
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Helen Swords Grand DaurUnmarried10FScholarWigtown, Kirkcowan  
Name Helen Swords
Other Name
Relationship Grand Daur
Condition Unmarried
Age 10
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Wigtown, Kirkcowan
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James Swords Grand DaurUnmarried7MScholarWigtown, Kirkcowan  
Name James Swords
Other Name
Relationship Grand Daur
Condition Unmarried
Age 7
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Wigtown, Kirkcowan
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Enumeration Book 7, Page 28; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=88807139: accessed 12 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.