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Jean -- is that not exactly what I posted?

Name: Isabella Macdowall
Age: 60
Estimated birth year: abt 1781
Where born: Wigtownshire, Scotland

Civil parish: Wigtown
County: Wigtownshire
Address: North Side Of High St
Parish Number: 901


You said "Agnes" Crescent in your other post. So it's AGNEW? I wasted some time there ...

I am so sorry and apologise for my error. I touched the key beneath the 'W' on the keyboard. Typing error. So sorry for wasting your time hope you forgive me.

Jean

So, there are 166 names on Agnew Crescent in Wigtown in 1841. I still don't know what name we're looking for!

There's no Mac/McDowall, if that's it.

Still don't know what name you were looking for on North Side of High St in 1851, either.

Won't you say??

Okay, I figured it out.


1841

Name: John Richardson
Age: 43
Estimated birth year: abt 1798
Where born: Scotland

Name: Jean Richardson
Age: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1816
Where born: Ireland

Civil parish: Wigtown
County: Wigtownshire
Address: Agnew Crescent
Occupation: Shoemaker

John Richardson 43
Jean Richardson 25
James Richardson 1
Margaret Richardson 2 Mo


1851

Name: Janet Richardson
Age: 40
Estimated birth year: abt 1811
Relationship: Head
Where born: Ireland
Occupation: Pauper Shoe Makers Widow

Parish Number: 901
Civil parish: Wigtown
Town: Wigtown
County: Wigtownshire
Address: North Side High Street

Janet Richardson 40
James Richardson 12
Margaret Richardson 9
Jessie Richardson 4
John Richardson 1


Did I get it right?!

Thank you Yes. Richardson and Mc/MacDowall were the names.

Richardson familyI am a little confused with the Janet Richardson and The Jean Richardson and the difference in the age.. I am not sure but I think in Scotland If you were Jean you could also be addressed as Janet and vice a versa. But Janet and Jean age difference throws me. The father John had abviously died by 1851. The other names and ages fit ok.

Thanks alot for your help.
Cheers

I think there was probably some age-rounding going on in both years. Rounded down to 25 in 1841, when she was maybe 27 or 28, nice round 40 in 1851. I wouldn't worry a huge amount about that.

The "shoe maker" for her husband is very consistent in both censuses, too.

For the name, yes, I understand Janet / Jennet / Jean / Jane - you can't count on consistency with them, in Scotland!

Thanks for that. I think i will go along with the fact this family are my ancestors.

So thank you for helping me with finding all the info.

Cheers