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Household of Alexander Craighead (born 1857, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pitsligo, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Craighead, born in 1857 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Craighead, born in 1859 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Eleanor (born 1879 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Mary McRobert, born in 1861 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Craighead's household

Male

Alexander

Craighead

Head
Female

Eleanor

Craighead

Wife
Female

Eleanor

Craighead

Daughter
Female

Mary

Craighead

Daughter
Female

Mary

McRobert

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Craighead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Craighead

Head

Married

24

1857

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eleanor

Craighead

Wife

Married

22

1859

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eleanor

Craighead

Daughter

-

2

1879

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Craighead

Daughter

-

0

1881

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

McRobert

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

20

1861

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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