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William McAllister CRAIG

Male 1871 - 1952  (81 years)    Has 6 ancestors and 63 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name William McAllister CRAIG 
    Birth 24 Sep 1871  Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 31 Mar 1901  [1] 
    Coalminer, Bothwell, Scotland 
    Emigration 19 Aug 1927  Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Emigration 19 Aug 1927  Steam Ship "Mataroa" Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Immigration 26 Sep 1927  Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Occupation 1946  [5] 
    Miner, Ohai, Southland 
    Death 08 Oct 1952  Nightcaps, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial Nightcaps, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I12887  NZ Genealogy Project
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2023 

    Father Matthew CRAIG,   b. 23 Sep 1840, Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1891 (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Agnes GUTHRIE,   b. Abt 1842, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 30 Mar 1860  Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Residence 02 Dec 1867  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Census 02 Apr 1871  Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Census 03 Apr 1881  Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Family ID F7826  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret JOHNSTON [Maggie],   b. 1868, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1947, Nightcaps, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 31 Dec 1891  Dalziel, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Census 31 Mar 1901  Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. William CRAIG,   b. 14 Jul 1892, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jul 1975, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    +2. Muir Johnston CRAIG [James],   b. 27 Jul 1893, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1945, Seacliff, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
    +3. John McAllister CRAIG [Jock],   b. 03 Apr 1896, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1980, Riverton, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     4. Catherine Cross CRAIG [Kate],   b. 1898, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Nov 1965, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     5. James CRAIG,   b. 1898, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1899, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     6. Mary McAllister CRAIG,   b. 1900, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1900, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +7. David CRAIG,   b. 22 Aug 1901, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 1989, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     8. Philip Johnston CRAIG,   b. 1903, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1967, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     9. Agnes Johnstone CRAIG,   b. 11 Apr 1905, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 03 May 1992, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    +10. Robert McLaren CRAIG [Rodger],   b. 1908, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1966, Cromwell, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F4166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Sep 1871 - Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 31 Dec 1891 - Dalziel, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 31 Mar 1901 - Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - 19 Aug 1927 - Southampton, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 26 Sep 1927 - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 08 Oct 1952 - Nightcaps, Southland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Nightcaps, Southland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Headstone - William and Margaret CRAIG    		Headstone - William and Margaret CRAIG
    In Loving Memory of Margaret Johnstone, Beloved wife of William Craig, Died 18th May 1947 aged 79 years. Also the above William McAllister Craig, Died 8th Oct. 1952 aged 83 years.

    Plot: Block VII, 19 and 20

  • Sources 
    1. [S356] 1901 Scotland Census [database online]., (Ancestry.co.uk.), none.

    2. [S2146] James Hopley, Ancestry.com - Public Member Tree - Craig Family Tree, (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S1020] UK Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S274] Papers Past - The Star (Christchurch), (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none.
      LATE SHIPPING. ... MATAROA REPORTS. With general cargo from England for discharge in New Zealand, the Shaw Savill and Albion line's steamer Mataroa has reported by wireless that she will arrive at Auckland this afternoon. She has 331 passengers. From there the vessel will go to Port Chalmers, and she will load Homewards at Lyttelton, New Plymouth, Wellington, Napier and Auckland. leaving Auckland finally for Southampton and London on August 29. - Published 26 September 1927, Page 4.

    5. [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none.

    6. [S779] Find a Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com).

    7. [S2151] Descendants of Robert Craig and Isabell Paterson, (Handwritten, about 2008).

    8. [S2152] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, (ancestry.com).

    9. [S2153] Liverpool, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1919, (ancestry.com).

    10. [S333] 1871 Scotland Census [database online]., (Ancestry.co.uk.), none.

    11. [S322] 1881 Scotland Census [database online]., (Ancestry.co.uk.), none.

    12. [S32] Scotland On Line Ltd., ScotlandsPeople, (General Register Office for Scotland), none.


 

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