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Household of Alexander Craig (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alexander Craig and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Craig, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina Craig, born in 1849 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1868 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina Jane (born 1872 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella Scott (born 1874 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert Moffat (born 1876 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William Jamieson (born 1878 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, William J (born 1863 in Ireland), Alexander's Servant, Mary A (born 1860 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, George (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Craig's household

Male

Alexander

Craig

Head
Female

Christina

Craig

Wife
Male

Alexander

Craig

Son
Male

John

Craig

Son
Female

Christina Jane

Craig

Daughter
Female

Isabella Scott

Craig

Daughter
Male

Robert Moffat

Craig

Son
Male

William Jamieson

Craig

Son
Male

William J

Dodds

Servant
Female

Mary A

Fairlie

Servant
Male

George

Henderson

Servant
Female

Mary

McGeechee

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Craig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Craig

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Craig

Wife

Married

32

1849

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Craig

Son

-

13

1868

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Craig

Son

-

11

1870

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina Jane

Craig

Daughter

-

9

1872

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella Scott

Craig

Daughter

-

7

1874

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert Moffat

Craig

Son

-

5

1876

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William Jamieson

Craig

Son

-

3

1878

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William J

Dodds

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Ireland

Mary A

Fairlie

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

George

Henderson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McGeechee

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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