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Household of John Craig (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Craig, born in 1843 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Craig, born in 1846 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 9 children; Janet (born 1865 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1867 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1869 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Bessie (born 1873 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1875 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alexania (born 1878 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1880 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Craig's household

Male

John

Craig

Head
Female

Jessie

Craig

Wife
Female

Janet

Craig

Daughter
Male

Robert

Craig

Son
Male

John

Craig

Son
Female

Margaret

Craig

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Craig

Daughter
Female

Jane

Craig

Daughter
Male

James

Craig

Son
Female

Alexania

Craig

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Craig

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

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Craig

Head

Married

38

1843

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Craig

Wife

Married

35

1846

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Craig

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Craig

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Craig

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Craig

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Bessie

Craig

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Craig

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Craig

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexania

Craig

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

Craig

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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