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James Craig 1848 – 1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Sep 1848

Birth Location: Athelstaneford, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1937

Death Location: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: James Craig

Mother: Elisabeth Melrose

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James Craig was born in 1848 in Athelstaneford, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of James Craig and Elisabeth Melrose. James Craig passed away in 1937 in Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Craig was born in 1848 in Athelstaneford, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of James Craig and Elisabeth Melrose.
  • James Craig passed away in 1937 in Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland.

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James Craig's Ancestors

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James Craig
1848 – 1937
Birth Place: Athelstaneford, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
James Craig
1818 – 1892
Garvald, East Lothian, Scotland
Elisabeth Melrose
1819 – 1904
Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James Craig
1793 – 1876
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Christina Greig
1794 – 1875
Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Craig
1753 –
Elizabeth Edington
1756 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Craig
1723 –
Isabel Craig
1724 – 1766
Alexander Edington
1724 –
Margaret Blackie
1731 –

James Craig's Timeline

2 Records

1848
28 Sep 1848
Birth of James Craig in Athelstaneford, East Lothian, Scotland
Athelstaneford, East Lothian, Scotland
1937
1937
Age 89
Death of James Craig in Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1848
    Event Place: Athelstaneford, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland

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