1851 Census

CountyKirkcudbrightshire
ParishGirthon
Enumeration Book4
Page2
Schedule9
Town/VillageGatehouse of Fleet
Address5 Back Street, N Side
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Duncan Balfour HeadMarried28MBlacksmithInverness, Inverness  
Name Duncan Balfour
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 28
Sex M
Occupation Blacksmith
Birthplace Inverness, Inverness
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Sarah Balfour WifeMarried28FReeler of yarnStirling, Balfron  
Name Sarah Balfour
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 28
Sex F
Occupation Reeler of yarn
Birthplace Stirling, Balfron
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Duncan Balfour Son 8Mat schoolPerth, Doune Not Alive 
Name Duncan Balfour
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 8
Sex M
Occupation at school
Birthplace Perth, Doune
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
John Balfour Son 5Mat schoolLanark, Glasgow, Barony Not Alive 
Name John Balfour
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 5
Sex M
Occupation at school
Birthplace Lanark, Glasgow, Barony
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
James Balfour Son 3M Kirkcudbright, Girthon Not Alive 
Name James Balfour
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 3
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Girthon
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Peter Balfour Son 1M Kirkcudbright, Anwoth Not Alive 
Name Peter Balfour
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 1
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Anwoth
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Girthon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Enumeration Book 4, Page 2; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=86604009: accessed 07 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.