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Household of William Craig (born 1838, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Craig, born in 1838 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rachel Smart, born in 1841 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 7 children; Christina Melrose (born 1866 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Mary Sim (born 1868 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret Melrose (born 1871 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Rachel Melrose (born 1872 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Wilhelmina Ann (born 1877 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robina Mclean (born 1880 in England).


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William Craig's household

Male

William

Craig

Head
Female

Rachel

Smart

Wife
Female

Christina Melrose

Craig

Daughter
Female

Mary Sim

Craig

Daughter
Male

John

Craig

Son
Female

Margaret Melrose

Smart

Daughter
Female

Rachel Melrose

Craig

Daughter
Female

Wilhelmina Ann

Craig

Daughter
Female

Robina Mclean

Craig

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Craig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Craig

Head

Married

43

1838

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Rachel

Smart

Wife

Married

40

1841

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Christina Melrose

Craig

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary Sim

Craig

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Craig

Son

-

12

1869

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret Melrose

Smart

Daughter

-

10

1871

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Rachel Melrose

Craig

Daughter

-

9

1872

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Wilhelmina Ann

Craig

Daughter

-

4

1877

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Robina Mclean

Craig

Daughter

-

1

1880

England

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