1851 Census

CountyKirkcudbrightshire
ParishCarsphairn
Enumeration Book2
Page15
Schedule48
Town/VillageWoodhead Lead Mine
Address3 Mill Row
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Alexander MacDonald HeadMarried38MLead MinerLanark, Crawford  
Name Alexander MacDonald
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 38
Sex M
Occupation Lead Miner
Birthplace Lanark, Crawford
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Jane MacDonald WifeMarried35F Lanark, Crawford  
Name Jane MacDonald
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 35
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Lanark, Crawford
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Thomas MacDonald SonUnmarried9MScholarLanark, Carluke  
Name Thomas MacDonald
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 9
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Lanark, Carluke
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Margaret MacDonald DaughterUnmarried7FSholarAyr, Dalmellington Not Alive 
Name Margaret MacDonald
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 7
Sex F
Occupation Sholar
Birthplace Ayr, Dalmellington
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
William MacDonald SonUnmarried3M Ayr, Dalmellington Not Alive 
Name William MacDonald
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 3
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Ayr, Dalmellington
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Enumeration Book 2, Page 15; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=86002048: accessed 08 May 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.