1851 Census

CountyKirkcudbrightshire
ParishCarsphairn
Enumeration Book5
Page3
Schedule8
AddressWaterhead
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
James Shaw HeadUnmarried70MFarmer } of 4 acres employing 4 labourers Heath 1900 acresAyr, Straiton  
Name James Shaw
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Unmarried
Age 70
Sex M
Occupation Farmer } of 4 acres employing 4 labourers Heath 1900 acres
Birthplace Ayr, Straiton
Notes
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Alexander Shaw BrotherUnmarried61MFarmer } of 4 acres employing 4 labourers Heath 1900 acresAyr, Straiton  
Name Alexander Shaw
Other Name
Relationship Brother
Condition Unmarried
Age 61
Sex M
Occupation Farmer } of 4 acres employing 4 labourers Heath 1900 acres
Birthplace Ayr, Straiton
Notes
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Barbara McKay ServantUnmarried36FHousemaidKirkcudbright, Carsphairn  
Name Barbara McKay
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 36
Sex F
Occupation Housemaid
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Carsphairn
Notes
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Mary Lambie ServantUnmarried34FDairymaidAyr, Muirkirk  
Name Mary Lambie
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 34
Sex F
Occupation Dairymaid
Birthplace Ayr, Muirkirk
Notes
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Peter Campbell ServantUnmarried27MShepherdAyr, New Cumnock  
Name Peter Campbell
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 27
Sex M
Occupation Shepherd
Birthplace Ayr, New Cumnock
Notes
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James Carson ServantUnmarried19MAgricultural LabourerKirkcudbright, Kells  
Name James Carson
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 19
Sex M
Occupation Agricultural Labourer
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Kells
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Enumeration Book 5, Page 3; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=86005008: accessed 04 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.