Christian Crawford

   Cause of her death was cerebral softening (2 months).

   Another name for Christian was Christina Crawford.

  Noted events in her life were:

• She worked as an Agricultural Labourer in 1851.

• She appeared on the census in 1851 in Templehall, Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland. Recorded (aged 23) living with her widowed mother Cecil (65, bread seller) and unmarried sister Margaret (43, pauper and agricultural labourer).

• She had a residence from Jun 1855 to 1871 in Tanshall, Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland.

• She appeared on the census in 1861 in Newcastle, Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland. Recorded (aged 36) as a baker's widow living with her children Cecil (5), Brodie (4) and Robert (2) in a house with one windowed room.

• She worked as an Agricultural Worker in 1871.

• She appeared on the census in 1871 in Tanshall, Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland. Recorded as an Agricultural Labourer (aged 45) she was the Head of the household, which included her children Cecilia (15) and Robert (12), her sister Margaret Crawford (63) and niece Agnes (18).

• She worked as a Field Labourer in 1881.

• She appeared on the census in 1881 in East Duniface, Markinch, Fife, Scotland. Recorded (aged 55) living with daughter Cecilia Spittal Wallace (25) and her family James Wallace (26, ploughman), James Wallace (4), Christina Wallace (3) and Thomas Wallace (1).

• She worked as an Outworker in 1891.

• She appeared on the census in 1891 in 8 Bridge Lane, Perth, Scotland. Recorded living with her son Brodie (34, an engineman, head of household), daughter-in-law Jessie (33) and granchildren Jessie (12, scholar), Thomas (10, scholar), Christina (7, scholar), Isabella (6, scholar) and Peter (4) in a house with 4 windowed rooms.

• She was ill with Cerebral softening from May to Jul 1897.

Christian married Thomas Spittal, son of Philip Spittal and Christian Martin, on 2 Aug 1853 in Templehall, Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland. (Thomas Spittal was born on 15 May 1830 in Highholm, Arngask, Perthshire, Scotland, christened on 30 May 1830 in Arngask, Perthshire, Scotland, died on 2 Mar 1859 in Tanshall, Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland and was buried on 4 Mar 1859 in Kinglassie Churchyard, Fife, Scotland.) The cause of his death was Gastric fever (10 days).

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They had marriage banns published on 2 Aug 1853 in Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland. Thomas Spittal, baker, and Christian Crawford, both residing in this parish, having been duly proclaimed were married on the second of August 1853 by the Rev Mr Alison U P Leslie.