1851 Census

CountyWigtownshire
ParishWhithorn
Enumeration Book5
Page5
Schedule14
AddressBalsmith
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Alexr. Dunse HeadUnmarried40MFarmer of 85 acres employing 5 Labrs.Wigtown, Whithorn  
Name Alexr. Dunse
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Unmarried
Age 40
Sex M
Occupation Farmer of 85 acres employing 5 Labrs.
Birthplace Wigtown, Whithorn
Notes
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William Mina Cunningham ServantUnmarried66FHouse KeeperWigtown, Whithorn  
Name William Mina Cunningham
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 66
Sex F
Occupation House Keeper
Birthplace Wigtown, Whithorn
Notes
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Janet Gibson ServantUnmarried18FHouse ServWigtown, Whithorn  
Name Janet Gibson
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 18
Sex F
Occupation House Serv
Birthplace Wigtown, Whithorn
Notes
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John Nima ServantUnmarried31MFarm ServWigtown, Penninghame  
Name John Nima
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 31
Sex M
Occupation Farm Serv
Birthplace Wigtown, Penninghame
Notes
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Andrew Rennie ServantUnmarried17MFarm ServWigtown, Whithorn  
Name Andrew Rennie
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 17
Sex M
Occupation Farm Serv
Birthplace Wigtown, Whithorn
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Thomas Bell ServantUnmarried17MFarm ServWigtown, Whithorn  
Name Thomas Bell
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 17
Sex M
Occupation Farm Serv
Birthplace Wigtown, Whithorn
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Enumeration Book 5, Page 5; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=90005014: accessed 12 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.