1851 Census

CountyWigtownshire
ParishWhithorn
Enumeration Book9
Page1
Schedule1
Town/VillageIsle of Whithorn
AddressTonderghie Row
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
William McWilliam HeadMarried31MJoiner & Ship Builder employing 8 MenWigtown, Kirkcowan+ 
Name William McWilliam
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 31
Sex M
Occupation Joiner & Ship Builder employing 8 Men
Birthplace Wigtown, Kirkcowan
Notes
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Janet McWilliamDouganWifeMarried22F Wigtown, Leswalt+ 
Name Janet McWilliam
Other Name Dougan
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 22
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Wigtown, Leswalt
Notes
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Janet McWilliam Daughter 5 mo.F Wigtown, Whithorn+ 
Name Janet McWilliam
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 5 mo.
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Wigtown, Whithorn
Notes
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John McWilliam Brother; VisitorUnmarried29MMarinerWigtown, Kirkcowan+ 
Name John McWilliam
Other Name
Relationship Brother; Visitor
Condition Unmarried
Age 29
Sex M
Occupation Mariner
Birthplace Wigtown, Kirkcowan
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William Hughan [left blank]Unmarried24MJoiner's App. (Shipwright)Kirkcudbright, Kirkmabreck  
Name William Hughan
Other Name
Relationship [left blank]
Condition Unmarried
Age 24
Sex M
Occupation Joiner's App. (Shipwright)
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Kirkmabreck
Notes
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John Gordon [left blank]Unmarried18MJoiner's App. (Shipwright)Wigtown, Whithorn  
Name John Gordon
Other Name
Relationship [left blank]
Condition Unmarried
Age 18
Sex M
Occupation Joiner's App. (Shipwright)
Birthplace Wigtown, Whithorn
Notes
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Archibald Dougan [left blank]Unmarried17MJoiner's App. (Shipwright)Wigtown, Leswalt+ 
Name Archibald Dougan
Other Name
Relationship [left blank]
Condition Unmarried
Age 17
Sex M
Occupation Joiner's App. (Shipwright)
Birthplace Wigtown, Leswalt
Notes
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Margt. McFadzean ServantUnmarried15FGeneral Serv.Ireland  
Name Margt. McFadzean
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 15
Sex F
Occupation General Serv.
Birthplace Ireland
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Enumeration Book 9, Page 1; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=90009001: accessed 16 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.

If a person has a '+' symbol next to their entry, this indicates that we have further research material stored about an individual which we can provide at a modest cost on request.

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.