1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishPenpont
Enumeration Book6
Page15
Schedule57
AddressAuchenknight House
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
John Johnston HeadWidower49MFarmer of 250 Acres Empl 5 LabDumfries, Moffat  
Name John Johnston
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widower
Age 49
Sex M
Occupation Farmer of 250 Acres Empl 5 Lab
Birthplace Dumfries, Moffat
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Grace Johnston DaughterUnmarried15FFarmers Daughter Emp at HomeDumfries, Closeburn  
Name Grace Johnston
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 15
Sex F
Occupation Farmers Daughter Emp at Home
Birthplace Dumfries, Closeburn
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Robert Johnston SonUnmarried13MScholarDumfries, Penpont  
Name Robert Johnston
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 13
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Penpont
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Elizth. Johnston DaughterUnmarried12FSchoolDumfries, Penpont  
Name Elizth. Johnston
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 12
Sex F
Occupation School
Birthplace Dumfries, Penpont
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Margt. Johnston DaughterUnmarried11FSchoolDumfries, Penpont  
Name Margt. Johnston
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 11
Sex F
Occupation School
Birthplace Dumfries, Penpont
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Isobell Johnston DaughterUnmarried9FSchoolDumfries, Penpont  
Name Isobell Johnston
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 9
Sex F
Occupation School
Birthplace Dumfries, Penpont
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William Cowan ServantUnmarried23MFarm Servt.Dumfries, Closeburn  
Name William Cowan
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 23
Sex M
Occupation Farm Servt.
Birthplace Dumfries, Closeburn
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James Gibson ServantUnmarried19MFarm Servt.Dumfries, Dunscore  
Name James Gibson
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 19
Sex M
Occupation Farm Servt.
Birthplace Dumfries, Dunscore
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Margt. Maxwell ServantUnmarried17FHouse Servt.Dumfries, Durisdeer  
Name Margt. Maxwell
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 17
Sex F
Occupation House Servt.
Birthplace Dumfries, Durisdeer
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 6, Page 15; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=84506057: accessed 14 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.