Robert Craighead was born about June 3, 1792 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, son of Alexander Craighead (~1770– ) and Margaret Irvine (~1770– ).[1]
Robert (25) married Elspet Anderson (20) (born about 1796 in Brawns Farm, Aberdeen, Scotland; daughter of William Anderson and Elspet Urquhart) on September 14, 1817 in Fyvie, Aberdeen. [2]
Their children were:
Robert died on April 17, 1857 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom, aged 64.
In the 1841 Scottish Census Robert was employed as a Tailor in Crofter.
In the 1851 Scottish Census his occupation is given as Farmer of 18 Acres[3][4]
Sources
↑ Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Name Robert Craighead
Sex Male
Birth Date 6
Father's Name Alexander Craighead
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Margt. Irvine
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Christening
Event Date 3 Jun 1792
Event Place Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Event Place (Original) Old Deer, Aberdeen, Scotland
↑ Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910
Elspet Anderson & Robert Craighead
Marriage: Sep 14 1817
Fyvie, Aberdeen, Scotland
Wife: Elspet Anderson
Husband: Robert Craighead
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11197-4
System Origin: Scotland-ODM
GS Film number: 993186
↑ 1841 Census: Piece: SCT1841/197 Place: Fyvie -Aberdeenshire Enumeration District: 9 Civil Parish: Fyvie Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: - Folio: 9 Page: 4 Address: Backhill Of Fetterletter CRAIGHEAD Robt M 45 Tailor Aberdeenshire CRAIGHEAD Elspet F 40 Aberdeenshire CRAIGHEAD Adam M 12 Aberdeenshire CRAIGHEAD Hellen F 9 Aberdeenshire CRAIGHEAD Alexr M 7 Aberdeenshire CRAIGHEAD James M 4 Aberdeenshire CRAIGHEAD William M 1 Aberdeenshire
↑ 1851 Census Piece: SCT1851/197 Place: Fyvie -Aberdeenshire Enumeration District: 9 Civil Parish: Fyvie Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: - Folio: 185 Page: 11 Schedule: 45 Address: Windyhills Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks CRAIGHEAD Robert Head M M 57 Farmer Of 18 Acres Aberdeenshire - Old Deer CRAIGHEAD Elspat Wife M F 55 Aberdeenshire - Methlic CRAIGHEAD Catherine Dau U F 19 Aberdeenshire - Fyvie CRAIGHEAD Jams Son U M 13 Aberdeenshire - Fyvie CRAIGHEAD William Son U M 11 Aberdeenshire - Fyvie CRAIGHEAD Mary Dau M F 24 Aberdeenshire - Fyvie PETERSON Mary Grndau - F 2m Aberdeenshire - Fyvie
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert: