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Household of William Craig (born 1853, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, Midlothian, 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.

William Craig and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Craig, born in 1853 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Craig, born in 1843 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1875 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, Allan (born 1851 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, Janet (born 1858 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Mary (born 1863 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Craig's household

Male

William

Craig

Head
Female

Margaret

Craig

Wife
Female

Mary

Craig

Daughter
Male

John

Craig

Son
Male

Allan

Craig

Brother
Female

Janet

Craig

Boarder
Female

Mary

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Craig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Craig

Head

Married

28

1853

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Craig

Wife

Married

38

1843

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Craig

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Craig

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Allan

Craig

Brother

Unmarried

30

1851

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Craig

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Brown

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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