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Household of Alexander Craighead (born 1849, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, 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 Craighead and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Craighead, born in 1849 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Craighead, born in 1852 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane Morice (born 1880 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1813 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Aunt, Ann (born 1811 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Anthony (born 1862 in St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, George (born 1861 in St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Joseph (born 1845 in New Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Craighead's household

Male

Alexander

Craighead

Head
Female

Margaret

Craighead

Wife
Female

Jane Morice

Craighead

Daughter
Male

William

Craighead

Son
Female

Margaret

Watt

Mother-In-Law
Female

Ann

Shea

Aunt
Male

Anthony

Duncan

Servant
Male

George

Hastie

Servant
Male

Joseph

Dickie

Servant
Female

Mary

Bruce

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Craighead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Craighead

Head

Married

32

1849

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Craighead

Wife

Married

29

1852

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane Morice

Craighead

Daughter

-

1

1880

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Craighead

Son

-

0

1881

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watt

Mother-In-Law

Widow

68

1813

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Shea

Aunt

Widow

70

1811

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Anthony

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland

George

Hastie

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland

Joseph

Dickie

Servant

Married

36

1845

New Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Bruce

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland

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