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Household of William Craig (born 1800, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glassford, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Craig, born in 1800 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; John (born 1850 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1852 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Jessie (born 1874 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Rachel (born 1860 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and William's Servant, Jean (born 1859 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Craig's household

Male

William

Craig

Head
Male

John

Craig

Son
Male

William

Craig

Son
Female

Jessie

Craig

Granddaughter
Female

Rachel

Weir

Servant
Female

Jean

Wood

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Craig
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 81
Birth year 1800
Birth place Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Craig

Head

Widower

81

1800

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Craig

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Craig

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Craig

Granddaughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rachel

Weir

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jean

Wood

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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