James Cooper Craighead

	Born	23 Apr 1835 in Windy Walls, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
	Died	1912 in Flos Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario.
	Married	1866 to Margaret Gilpin, b. 22 Apr 1846, d. 1922.

Parents and Family of James Cooper Craighead:

• Father: George Craighead; b. 1786 in Scotland, d. 05 Dec 1861 in Northumberland Co., Ontario
• Mother: Elizabeth Elspet Cooper; b. 31 Aug 1794, d. 18 Jan 1884

1. Mary Craighead; b, 1818, d. 13 Apr 1890
2. George Craighead; b. 1819, d. 18 Nov 1910
3. John Craighead; b. 1821, d. unknown
4. Elizabeth Craighead; b. 08 Dec 1823, d. 21 Feb 1905
5. Anne Craighead; b. 15 Mar 1825, d. unknown
6. Alexander Craighead; b. 17 Mar 1827, d. 1913
7. Christian Craighead; b. 09 Dec 1829, d. 1906
8. William Craighead; b. 29 Mar 1831, d. 13 Oct 1917
9. Robert Craighead; b. 1833, d. unknown
10. James Cooper Craighead; b. 23 Apr 1835, d. 1912
11. Thomas Craighead; b. 26 Jul 1839, d. 24 Feb 1920

Children of James Craighead and Margaret Gilpin:

1. William George Craighead; b. 14 Apr 1867, d. 1928
2. Thomas Cooper Craighead; b. 1868, d. 1948
3. James Walter Craighead; b. 1869, d. 1940
4. John Langford Craighead; b. 30 Nov 1870, d. 1942
5. Annie Elizabeth Craighead; b. 1872, d. 1943
6. Mary Jane Craighead; b. 07 Jan 1874, d. 1957
7. Robert Richard Wallace Craighead; b. 09 June 1876, d. 13 July 1959
8. Fredrick Matheson Craighead; b. 20 Jan 1879, d.
9. Arthur Lorne Craighead; b. 06 Nov 1882, d.
10. Angeline Victoria Craighead; b. 13 July 1883, d. 1920
11. Norman W. Craighead; b. 06 Sept 1884, d. 1901
12. Vera Myrtle Craighead; b. 30 Nov 1891, d. 1936

James’s Early Years

James emigrated from Scotland in 1844 with his parents and family. He grew up on the family farm in Seymour Township.

James and Margaret

James married Margaret Gilpin in 1866. At some point they moved to South Simcoe County where he was recorded in the 1871 census as a carpenter. Later he is reported to have operated a mill near Stroud in Simcoe County. Both James and Margaret died in Flos Township, Simcoe County, and were buried there.

References

Ref.1 - Old Parochial Registers for the Parishes of Cruden and Old Deer in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. These were reviewed on microfilm through the Family History Centre of the Church of the Latter Day Saints.
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