1851 Census

CountyWigtownshire
ParishWhithorn
Enumeration Book3
Page17
Schedule80
Town/VillageWhithorn
AddressMain St
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Grace Matthews HeadWidow57FParish ReliefWigtown, Stranraer  
Name Grace Matthews
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widow
Age 57
Sex F
Occupation Parish Relief
Birthplace Wigtown, Stranraer
Notes
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Grace Matthews DaughterUnmarried20FSemptressWigtown, Whithorn  
Name Grace Matthews
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 20
Sex F
Occupation Semptress
Birthplace Wigtown, Whithorn
Notes
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Fleatcher Matthews SonUnmarried17MApprentice JoinerWigtown, Whithorn  
Name Fleatcher Matthews
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 17
Sex M
Occupation Apprentice Joiner
Birthplace Wigtown, Whithorn
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Alexr. Matthews SonUnmarried14MOstlerWigtown, Whithorn  
Name Alexr. Matthews
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 14
Sex M
Occupation Ostler
Birthplace Wigtown, Whithorn
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Enumeration Book 3, Page 17; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=90003080: accessed 09 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.