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Household of James Craig (born 1849, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shettleston, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Craig, born in 1849 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Meickleham Craig, born in 1847 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Agnes (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Coatdyke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Agnes (born 1814 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and James's Nephew, James (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Craig's household

Male

James

Craig

Head
Female

Agnes Meickleham

Craig

Wife
Female

Agnes

Craig

Daughter
Male

James

Craig

Son
Male

Robert

Craig

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Craig

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Craig

Mother
Male

James

McDonald

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Craig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Craig

Head

Married

32

1849

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Agnes Meickleham

Craig

Wife

Married

34

1847

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Agnes

Craig

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Craig

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Craig

Son

-

3

1878

Coatdyke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Craig

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Craig

Mother

Widow

67

1814

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Nephew

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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