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Kirkcudbrightshire in the 1881 Census

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Surnames starting with W

In the 1881 Census for kirkcudbrightshire, there were 2155 people with surnames starting with 'W' in kirkcudbrightshire in 1881. The most common occupations for people in kirkcudbrightshire in 1881 were Scholar for women and Scholar for men. The most common surnames beginning with 'W' in kirkcudbrightshire in 1881 were Wilson, Walker, Welsh, Wright, Wallace, Watson, Williamson, Waugh, Wood and White. People with the most common surnames in kirkcudbrightshire in 1881 were most likely to have the first names of John, James, Mary, William, Margaret, Robert, Jane, Elizabeth, Janet or Thomas.

Most common surnames beginning with 'W' in kirkcudbrightshire in 1881:

Waining households

Wair households

Wakeling households

Walker households

Wallace households

Wallack households

Wallet households

Wallit households

Walls households

Walton households

Ward households

Wardhaugh households

Wark households

Warnock households

Wartely households

Warwick households

Wason households

Waters households

Watret households

Watson households

There were 133 people with this surname in kirkcudbrightshire in 1881. The most common occupations for people with the surname Watson in kirkcudbrightshire in 1881 were Scholar for women and Scholar for men. People with the surname Watson in kirkcudbrightshire in 1881 were most likely to have the first names of Robert, John, Margaret, William, James, Agnes, Mary, Thomas, Elizabeth or Annie.

Head of Household

Agnes

Date of Birth

1813

Address

St Cuthbert Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Agness

Date of Birth

1823

Address

High Street

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Alexander

Date of Birth

1854

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Anne

Date of Birth

1802

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Catherine

Date of Birth

1813

Address

Main Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

David

Date of Birth

1813

Address

Church Street

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Ellen

Date of Birth

1841

Address

King Street

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Elizabeth

Date of Birth

1843

Address

High Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1851

Address

William Street

People in the house

4

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1843

Address

--

People in the house

5

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1823

Address

--

People in the house

11

Head of Household

Jane

Date of Birth

1827

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Janet

Date of Birth

1831

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1828

Address

King Street

People in the house

4

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1846

Address

Church Street

People in the house

8

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1820

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1825

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Joseph

Date of Birth

1827

Address

High Street

People in the house

12

Head of Household

Margaret

Date of Birth

1837

Address

High Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Margaret

Date of Birth

1836

Address

Cotton Street

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Margaret

Date of Birth

1832

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Robert

Date of Birth

1855

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Robert

Date of Birth

1842

Address

--

People in the house

15

Head of Household

Robert

Date of Birth

1837

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Sarah

Date of Birth

1821

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Stewart

Date of Birth

1846

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1839

Address

--

People in the house

1

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1839

Address

High Street

People in the house

8

Head of Household

William W

Date of Birth

1846

Address

--

People in the house

10

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1842

Address

High Street

People in the house

9

Watt households

Wattman households

Wauch households

Waugh households

Weatherston households

Webster households

Weems households

Weight households

Weir households

Welch households

Wells households

Welsh households

Wemyss households

West households

Weston households

Whan households

Whelan households

Whigham households

White households

Whitewright households

Whitlocke households

Whitney households

Whittick households

Whyllie households

Whyte households

Wick households

Wightman households

Wilcox households

Wilie households

Wilkin households