John Craig (abt. 1839 - 1894)

Born about 1839 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Husband of Elizabeth Mary (MacAdie) Craig — married 31 Dec 1863 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Died 25 Apr 1894 at about age 55 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Biography

John Craig ^[1]

Born Wick, Caithness, Scotland abt 1839^[2] or abt 1841 ^[3][4]

Died 25 Apr 1894 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

c.o.d.. phthisis, exhaustion, retired farmer^[5][6]

Family

Husband: John Craig

Wife: Elizabeth Mary MacAdie

Married 31 DEC 1863 Hillhead, Wick, Caithness, Scotland

John, farmer, single, 24 s/o ? CRAIG, farmer, dec and Margaret MS JACK; Elizabeth Mary MacADIE, 24, domestic, singel d/o George MacADIE, farmer and Elizabeth MS ROSIE^[7][8]

Children:

George

John W

Eliz N

Jemima

Eliz M

Margaret

Census

1861 Brabsterdorran, Par. of Bower, Caithness, Scotland

CALDER: John 48 farmer 105 ac emp 2m and 1 w b Bower; wife Hellen 39 b Bower; Children: Robert 9, Alexander 7, Catherine 5, scholars, Janet 2, all b Bower; Servants: John CRAIG 27 ploughman, b Wick; David ROBERTSON 21 barnman b Latheron; Ann WATERS 30 dairy maid b Olrig^[9]

1871 South Leith, Leith Sth Burgh, Midlothian, Scotland

CRAIG: John 30 formerly farmer; wife Eliz 32 both b Wick, CAI; Children: George 5, scholar, John W 4, Eliz N 2 all b Wick; Jemima 1 mth b Leith; Lodger: Robert McINTOSH 26 iron moulder b Dundee, Forfarshire;^[10]

04 APR 1881 Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland

CRAIG: John, brewer's cellarman, 40, wife Eliz., 43, both b Wick. Children: George, 15, brass finisher; John W., 14, message boy, both b Wick; Jemima, 10, scholar b Leith; Eliz. M. 3 b Glasgow and Margaret 11m b Edinburgh.^[11]

1891 Edinburgh South Leith, Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

CRAIG: John 50 railway labourer b CAI; Children: John 24 cooper b CAI; Lizzie 13 scholar b Glasgow; Maggie 10 scholar b Edin;^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1940 Rcvd Jan 2001 McADT002
2. ↑ Source: #S333 Marr. cert J CRAIG/E M MacADIE Dist 43/2 #24 trans. S Hepburn Feb 2001
3. ↑ Source: #S1940 Rcvd Jan 2001 McADT002
4. ↑ Source: #S210 FHL Film 0224001 GRO Ref Volume 685-3 EnumDist 51 Page 20
5. ↑ Source: #S805 Par. of Edinburgh St Andrews, Dist of Canongate, MLN Reg. 685/3 ED 51 Sched 103, hsehold of John & Elizabeth CRAIG, extracted Oct 2008
6. ↑ Source: #S2783 Dth 25 Apr 1894 John CRAIG, 21 Charles St, Edin, extracted from ancestry Muir_McKail_Tree, Oct 2008
7. ↑ Source: #S1940 Rcvd Jan 2001 McADT002
8. ↑ Source: #S333 Marr. cert J CRAIG/E M MacADIE Dist 43/2 #24 trans. Stuart H, Feb 2001
9. ↑ Source: #S802 Brabsterdorran, Bower, CAI Reg 34 ED 2 Sched 42, hsehold of John & Hellen CALDER, extracted Oct 2008
10. ↑ Source: #S803 Leith Sth Burgh, MLN Reg 692/2 ED 14 Sched 58, hsehold of John & Eliz CRAIG, extracted Oct 2008
11. ↑ Source: #S210 FHL Film 0224001 GRO Ref Volume 685-3 EnumDist 51 Page 20
12. ↑ Source: #S805 Par. of Edinburgh St Andrews, Dist of Canongate, MLN Reg. 685/3 ED 51 Sched 103, hsehold of John & Elizabeth CRAIG, extracted Oct 2008

• Source: S1940 EMails re CAI families ex AITCHISON (Formby, England), Recipient: Lorna Henderson
• Source: S210 1881 Census transcripts, UK via Family Search/LDS CDs
• Source: S2783 EMails re McADIE/CRAIG ex Ken Muir (UK), Recipient: Lorna Henderson
• Source: S333 BDMs, Scotland death indices, & researcher extracts, Compiler Address: GRO, SCT
• Source: S802 Census: 1861 (images for England, transcriptions for Scotland), via Ancestry.com
• Source: S803 Census: 1871 (images for England, transcriptions for Scotland), Via Ancestry.com
• Source: S805 Census: 1891 (images for England, transcriptions for Scotland), Via Ancestry.com

• WikiTree profile Craig-2024 created by L Henderson through the import of McADIE4WikiTreePlaceUpdated.ged on Jun 5, 2013. {Reference: 23508)