Craig
Craig is the first settlement beyond the quarry at Bonawe on the West side of Loch Etive
The remaining cottage is now available for holiday lets http://www.etivecottages.co.uk
Craig-exterior-copy.jpg

1841
There are two buildings shown as being inhabited:

Peter Campbell (35) Agricultural Labourer
Jane (Jean?) Campbell (35)
James Campbell (8)
Catherine Campbell (6)
Nicol Campbell (4)
Peter Campbell (2)
Kirsty MacIntyre (25)

Alex? MacDougall (30 or 36) Tailor
Margaret MacDougall (20 or 26)
Donald MacDougall (15) Tailor
The 1841 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 6 June 1841.

1851 census
Craig
McCallum Malcolm Head M M 51 1800 Shepherd INV Arasaig
McCallum Anne Wife M F 38 1813 - ARL Appin
McCallum Sarah Dau Unmarried F 10 1841 - ARL Appin
McCallum Finlay Son Unmarried M 5 1846 - ARL Appin
McCallum John Son Unmarried M 3 1848 - ARL Appin
McCallum Angus Brothr Unmarried M 33 1818 - INV Arasaig

1875 Valuation Roll
The tenants are shown as: Daill – Hugh McColl; Cadderly – Angus Buchanan.

1881 census
Peter MC INTYRE M 53 M Ardchattan, Argyll, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Shepherd
Mary MC INTYRE M 40 F Appin, Argyll, Scotland Rel: Wife Occ: Shepherds Wife
Archibald MC INTYRE U 18 M Craignish, Argyll, Scotland Rel: Son Occ: Ag Lab
Hugh MC INTYRE 16 M Appin, Argyll, Scotland Rel: Son Occ: Scholar
Mary MC INTYRE 9 F Appin, Argyll, Scotland Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar

1885 Valuation Roll
Cadderlie – tenant = James McKechnie, farmer, who resides at Blarcreen. Occupier = Duncan Black, shepherd.
Gortendu – tenant = James McKechnie, farmer, who resides at Blarcreen. Occupier = John Cameron, shepherd
Craig – tenant = James McKechnie, farmer, who resides at Blarcreen. Occupier = John Campbell, shepherd.

1895 Valuation Roll
The tenants for each property are shown as: Craig – Nicol McNicol, shepherd – £4; Daill – Angus Montgomery, shepherd – £4; Cadderlie – Hugh Cameron, ploughman – £4; Gortendu – Duncan McLean, shepherd – £4.

1905 Valuation Roll
James McKechnie, farmer, who resides at Blarcreen is shown as the tenant of Cadderlie, Craig, Dail and Gortondhu. The occupants for each property are: Cadderlie – Alexander McGillivray, shepherd; Craig – John Haggart, shepherd; Dail – Angus Montgomery, shepherd; Gortondhu – James Cunningham, shepherd.

1915 Valuation Roll
The Trustees of late James McKechnie, farmer, Blarcreen are shown as being the tenants of Cadderlie, Craig, Daill and Gortondhu. The tenants of each property are: Cadderlie – Donald McCallum, shepherd; Craig – John Haggart, shepherd; Daill – Allan McMaster, shepherd; Gortondhu – vacant.

one of our Roll of Honour - Private Donald Maclean was born in Tobermory in 1896 and died in France on 14 August 1916
His parents were living then at Craig, Loch Etive.
So far have not seen any attestation papers to see where he was living before he joined. http://ardchattan.wikidot.com/donald-maclean-1896-1916

remembered at Muckairn [15]
ERECTED BY
JOHN AND CHRISTINA HAGGART
In Memory of
THEIR DAUGHTER
CATHERINE
WHO DIED AT CRAIG, LOCH-ETIVE-SIDE
24th JUNE 1917, AGED 27 YEARS
ALSO THE ABOVE
JOHN HAGGART
WHO DIED AT KENMORE, ARDCHATTAN
17th APRIL 1924, AGED 76 YEARS
ALSO
CHRISTINA MacPHERSON
WIFE OF JOHN HAGGART
DIED AT FERRY ISLAND BONAWE
11th APRIL 1947, AGED 87 YEARS

1925 Valuation Roll
Alexander Black is shown as the tenant of Cadderlie, Craig and Gortondhu. The occupants of each property are: Cadderlie – Charles McGillivray, shepherd; Craig – Lachlan McLean, shepherd; Gortondhu – vacant.


We are creating the skeleton of this wiki for the community, near and far, to work together to develop an encyclopedia of the natural, family and social history of Ardchattan.
Please bear with us as we develop this site, and please join in to contribute any images, information, or questions you have on any location or topic. Email images / records / documents to ku.gro.nattahcdra|evihcra#ku.gro.nattahcdra|evihcra

you can add questions and information for this page here

Add a New Comment
Unless otherwise stated, the content of this page is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License