Descendants of John CRAIG

Notes

3. George CRAIG

Some censuses give George's birthplace as Mearns, Bothwell, Dalziel, or "not Lanark."  His estimated birthdate also varied from 1824 to 1826.  

Marriage:  "George Craig and Janet Clark both of Mearns, proclaimed 21 Jun, married 10 July 1846"

1841 Census:
Mearns, Renfrewshire

1851 Census:
George Crage, 26, farm servant, Old Monkland b. Lanark, Airdrie

1861 Census:
George Craig, 36, agricultural laborer, res. 73 Stewart St. Wishaw Cambusnethan, b. New Monkland

1871 Census:
George Craig, age 47, potato merchant, b. Lanark, wife Janet 49, b. Renfrew, Mary 14, servant, b Lanark, Jean 11, scholar, res. 5 & 7 Barr Row off Stewarton St., Cambusnethan

1881 Census:
Blinkbonny, W. Calder, Edinburgh.  "George Craig, 57, Airdrie, Lanark, lodger, general laborer."  [b. 1824]

Death Cert:
George Craig, general laborer, married to Janet Clark, d. 2 March 1888, 1:33 p.m., 339 1/2 Caledonian Rd., Wishaw, age 62, s/o John Craig, weaver, dec., Mary Gartshore, dec., apoplexy, Mary Stewart daughter present [b. 1826]

Janet CLARK

Marriage:  "George Craig and Janet Clark both of Mearns, proclaimed 21 Jun, married 10 July 1846"

4. John CRAIG

According to his daughter Agnes' marriage certificate in 1885 he was an Iron Moulder.

14. Agnes Gilchrist CRAIG

In the 1881 census in Cambusnethan, William (b 1831) is living only with servants and a boarder at 220 Camnethan St (first floor) but is listed as having 33 acres of land.  At 186 Camnethan St (first floor) lived the Craig family with three daughters, Agnes 13 years, Jane 11 years and Isabella 9 years old.

William aged 54 then married Agnes Craig (b 1867) aged 18 in 1885.  Agnes was the young maid.  William and Agnes then had William (Bill) b1885, Janet Lindsay (Jenny) b1888, Agnes G (Nan) b1890, Mary (Polly) b1892, Jean (Jeanie) b1894, John L C b1897, Isabella Craig (Tibby) b1900 and David King (King) b1903.

In the 1891 census Agnes' two sisters, Jane and Bella are living with William and Agnes as servants.

In 1901 Agnes is living in Logie Stirling with six of the children (possibly on holidays) separate from William who was living at Cambusnethan in Kirknowe house.