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Household of William Craig (born 1820, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fraserburgh, 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.

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 1820 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Craig, born in 1820 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James M (born 1853 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1858 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Ann (born 1861 in New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, Andrew (born 1866 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Colin (born 1867 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Craig's household

Male

William

Craig

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Craig

Wife
Male

James M

Craig

Son
Female

Margaret

Craig

Daughter
Female

Ann

Alexander

Niece
Male

Andrew

Bisset

Boarder
Male

Colin

Cruickshank

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Craig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Craig

Head

Married

61

1820

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Craig

Wife

Married

61

1820

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James M

Craig

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Craig

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Alexander

Niece

Unmarried

20

1861

New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Bisset

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Colin

Cruickshank

Boarder

Unmarried

14

1867

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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