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Household of Robert Craighead (born 1827, 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.

Robert Craighead and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Craighead, born in 1827 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Agnes Craighead, born in 1835 in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Step Daughter, Jessie (born 1863 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Robert's Step Daughter, Whilemena (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert's Step Son, Edward (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Robert's Adopted Son, John (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Robert Craighead's household

Male

Robert

Craighead

Head
Female

Agnes

Craighead

Wife
Female

Jessie

Chalmers

Step Daughter
Male

James

Craighead

Son
Female

Whilemena

Chalmers

Step Daughter
Male

Edward

Chalmers

Step Son
Male

John

Brown

Adopted Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Craighead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Craighead

Head

Married

54

1827

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Craighead

Wife

Married

46

1835

Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jessie

Chalmers

Step Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Craighead

Son

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Whilemena

Chalmers

Step Daughter

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Edward

Chalmers

Step Son

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Brown

Adopted Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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