1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDalton
Enumeration Book1
Page2
Schedule7
AddressKirkhill
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Jacob Wright HeadMarried54MFarmer of 100 Acres employing 2 LabDumfries, Mouswald  
Name Jacob Wright
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 54
Sex M
Occupation Farmer of 100 Acres employing 2 Lab
Birthplace Dumfries, Mouswald
Notes
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Grace Wright WifeMarried32F Dumfries, Eskdalemuir  
Name Grace Wright
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 32
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Eskdalemuir
Notes
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Andrew J. Wright Son 11 monthsM Dumfries, Dalton Not Alive 
Name Andrew J. Wright
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 11 months
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Dalton
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Thomas Kirkpatrick Step Son 4M Dumfries, Dalton Not Alive 
Name Thomas Kirkpatrick
Other Name
Relationship Step Son
Condition
Age 4
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Dalton
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Iabella Browen ServantUnmarried18F Dumfries, Annan  
Name Iabella Browen
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 18
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Annan
Notes
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Margaret Porteus ServantUnmarried15F Dumfries, Dumfries  
Name Margaret Porteus
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 15
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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John Porteus ServantWidower23MPlough-manDumfries, Dumfries  
Name John Porteus
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Widower
Age 23
Sex M
Occupation Plough-man
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
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Thomas Lancater ServantUnmarried21MAgricultural LabEngland  
Name Thomas Lancater
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 21
Sex M
Occupation Agricultural Lab
Birthplace England
Notes
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George Carlyle ServantUnmarried23MSheepherdDumfries, Moffat  
Name George Carlyle
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 23
Sex M
Occupation Sheepherd
Birthplace Dumfries, Moffat
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 1, Page 2; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=81801007: accessed 06 Feb 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.