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Household of William Craig (born 1849, 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 1849 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Craig, born in 1854 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1877 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William J J (born 1874 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth M (born 1880 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret A L (born 1881 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Margaret Mackie, born in 1863 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Craig's household

Male

William

Craig

Head
Female

Margaret A

Craig

Wife
Female

Jane

Craig

Daughter
Male

William J J

Craig

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Craig

Daughter
Female

Margaret A L

Craig

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Mackie

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Craig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Peterhead, 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

32

1849

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Craig

Wife

Married

27

1854

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Craig

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William J J

Craig

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth M

Craig

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret A L

Craig

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mackie

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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