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Household of James Craig (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Shotts, 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.

James Craig and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Craig, born in 1843 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Craig, born in 1849 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1866 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), James R (born 1868 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1872 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1876 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander R (born 1879 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Craig's household

Male

James

Craig

Head
Female

Jane

Craig

Wife
Male

John

Craig

Son
Male

James R

Craig

Son
Male

William

Craig

Son
Male

Thomas

Craig

Son
Female

Margaret

Craig

Daughter
Male

David

Craig

Son
Male

Alexander R

Craig

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Craig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Craig

Head

Married

38

1843

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Craig

Wife

Married

32

1849

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

John

Craig

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James R

Craig

Son

-

13

1868

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Craig

Son

-

11

1870

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Craig

Son

-

9

1872

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Craig

Daughter

-

7

1874

Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Craig

Son

-

5

1876

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander R

Craig

Son

-

2

1879

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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