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Household of John Craig (born 1831, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newhills, 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.

John Craig and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Craig, born in 1831 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Craig, born in 1831 in Morayshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1863 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William A (born 1866 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1875 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Peter (born 1852 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Mary (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Craig's household

Male

John

Craig

Head
Female

Janet

Craig

Wife
Male

John

Craig

Son
Male

William A

Craig

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Reid

Boarder
Male

Peter

Davidson

Boarder
Female

Mary

Mack

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Craig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Craig

Head

Married

50

1831

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Craig

Wife

Married

50

1831

Morayshire, Scotland

John

Craig

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William A

Craig

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Reid

Boarder

Unmarried

6

1875

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Davidson

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Mack

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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