1851 Census

CountyWigtownshire
ParishWhithorn
Enumeration Book2
Page24
Schedule121
Town/VillageWhithorn
AddressMain Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
James Chisholm HeadMarried54MBlacksmithLauderdale  
Name James Chisholm
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 54
Sex M
Occupation Blacksmith
Birthplace Lauderdale
Notes
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Margt. Chisholm WifeMarried51F Wigtown, Port William  
Name Margt. Chisholm
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 51
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Wigtown, Port William
Notes
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Willm. Chisholm SonUnmarried22MEngineerWigtown, Penninghame  
Name Willm. Chisholm
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 22
Sex M
Occupation Engineer
Birthplace Wigtown, Penninghame
Notes
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Margt. Chisholm DaughterUnmarried20F Wigtown, Penninghame  
Name Margt. Chisholm
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 20
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Wigtown, Penninghame
Notes
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Alison Chisholm DaughterUnmarried18FDressmakerWigtown, Inch  
Name Alison Chisholm
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 18
Sex F
Occupation Dressmaker
Birthplace Wigtown, Inch
Notes
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James Chisholm SonUnmarried14M Kirkcudbright, Creetown  
Name James Chisholm
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 14
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Creetown
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Enumeration Book 2, Page 24; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=90002121: accessed 07 Sep 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.