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Household of William Craig (born 1827, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Craig, born in 1827 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Craig, born in 1829 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1857 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1862 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1865 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Jane A (born 1868 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Peter (born 1829 in Saline, Fife, Scotland) and William's Servant, Donald (born 1829 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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William Craig's household

Male

William

Craig

Head
Female

Jane

Craig

Wife
Male

John

Craig

Son
Male

James

Craig

Son
Male

William

Craig

Son
Female

Jane A

Craig

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McArthur

Servant
Female

Margaret

Gibson

Servant
Male

Peter

Bennet

Servant
Male

Donald

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Craig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Craig

Head

Married

54

1827

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Craig

Wife

Married

52

1829

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Craig

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Craig

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Craig

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane A

Craig

Daughter

-

13

1868

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

McArthur

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gibson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Peter

Bennet

Servant

Widower

52

1829

Saline, Fife, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

52

1829

Invernessshire, Scotland

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