Helen Craik

Brief Life History of Helen

Helen Craik was born in 1753, in Lintrathen, Forfarshire, Scotland as the daughter of John Craik and Margaret Graham. She married George Methven on 12 October 1773, in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters.

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Family Time Line

George Methven
1752–1855
Helen Craik
1753–
Marriage: 12 October 1773
Theophillus Methven
1774–
Richard Methven
1775–
George Methven
1777–
Helen Methven
1779–
William Methven
1781–
Margaret Methven
1782–
James Methven
1785–
Alexander Methven
1787–
Thomas Methven
1788–1866
Janet Methven
1791–
John Methven
1793–1855
Miss Elizabeth Meffan
1795–

Sources (19)

  • Helen Craik, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Helen Craig, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
  • Helen Craig Methven, "Scotland, Civil Registration, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891"

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Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Craik in Aberdeenshire, named from Gaelic creag ‘steep or precipitous rock’, or from various other places so named, for example in Angus, Dumfriesshire, Roxburghshire, and Selkirkshire.

English (Durham): variant of Crake, a habitational name from Crayke in the North Yorkshire, named with Primitive Welsh creig ‘rock, crag’ (Old Welsh creic, cognate with Gaelic craig).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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