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Household of John Craig (born 1836, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Craig, born in 1836 in Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Craig, born in 1839 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Janet J (born 1862 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Robert F (born 1863 in Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Susan F (born 1868 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1872 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and David (born 1878 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father-In-Law, Robert (born 1806 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's -, Jane (born 1867 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).


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John Craig's household

Male

John

Craig

Head
Female

Mary

Craig

Wife
Female

Janet J

Craig

Daughter
Male

Robert F

Craig

Son
Male

John

Craig

Son
Female

Susan F

Craig

Daughter
Female

Mary

Craig

Daughter
Female

Grace

Craig

Daughter
Male

James

Craig

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Craig

Daughter
Male

David

Craig

Son
Male

Robert

Fingland

Father-In-Law
Female

Jane

Venie

-
First name(s) John
Last name Craig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Craig

Head

Married

45

1836

Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Craig

Wife

Married

42

1839

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Janet J

Craig

Daughter

-

19

1862

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Robert F

Craig

Son

-

18

1863

Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

John

Craig

Son

-

16

1865

Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Susan F

Craig

Daughter

-

13

1868

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Craig

Daughter

-

11

1870

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Grace

Craig

Daughter

-

9

1872

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

James

Craig

Son

-

7

1874

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Craig

Daughter

-

6

1875

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

David

Craig

Son

-

3

1878

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Robert

Fingland

Father-In-Law

Widower

75

1806

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Venie

-

-

14

1867

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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