In 1755 the population in the Parish of Balmaclellan was 534.
In Laggan, James Gillespie, 66, Agnes Ferguson 59, Isabel Ferguson 54, William Gillespie, 21, Violet Gillespie 18.
In Drumwhirn, James Moffat, Esq, 33; Grizel Moffat 38, Alexander Macaa 20, Mary Gillespie 24, William Fraser 12.
In Crairoch, two individuals, Margaret Maxwell 60, widow, and James Gillespie, 25
In Barmark, William Grierson 70, Isabel Kevan 63, Isabel Grierson 38, William Grierson 30, James Grierson 28, Agnes Paulin 60, Elizabeth McCaa 22, Agnes Gillespie, 20
Total Records: 6
Source of Records: Stewartry of Kirkcudbrightr Parish Of Balmaclellan 1792 Census, Gathered by Rev James Thomson and published in the Statistical Account of Scotland by Sir John Sinclair, Bart.