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Household of James Craik (born 1831, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Craik and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Craik, born in 1831 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Craik, born in 1831 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Isabella (born 1854 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Peter (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Annie (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Granddaughter, Nellie Melville, born in 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Craik's household

Male

James

Craik

Head
Female

Helen

Craik

Wife
Female

Isabella

Craik

Daughter
Male

David

Craik

Son
Male

James

Craik

Son
Male

William

Craik

Son
Male

John

Craik

Son
Male

Peter

Craik

Son
Female

Annie

Craik

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Melville

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Craik
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Craik

Head

Married

50

1831

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Craik

Wife

-

50

1831

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Craik

Daughter

Widow

27

1854

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Craik

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Craik

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Craik

Son

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Craik

Son

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter

Craik

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Craik

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Nellie

Melville

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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