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Partial transcript of the 1861 Craster Census
| St Num | Road | Name | Surname | R to head | Cond | Age | Profession | Where born |
| 1 | Sea Houses | Robert | Mason | Head | Mar | 30 | Cooper | Craster |
| Hannah | Mason | Wife | Mar | 28 | Newcastle | |||
| 2 | Sea Houses | Elizabeth | Archbold | Head | Wid | 53 | Dunstan | |
| Edward | Archbold | Son | Un | 21 | Fisherman | Craster | ||
| Eleanor | Archbold | Dau | Un | 16 | General servant | Craster | ||
| John | Archbold | Son | 13 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| Elizabeth | Archbold | Dau | 11 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| 3 | Sea Houses | George | Simpson | Head | Mar | 64 | Fisherman | Craster |
| Isabella | Simpson | Wife | Mar | 50 | Stamfordham | |||
| Matthew | Simpson | Son | Un | 20 | Fisherman | Craster | ||
| Richard | Simpson | Son | Un | 17 | Fisherman | Craster | ||
| James | Simpson | Son | Un | 14 | Scholar | Craster | ||
| Elizabeth | Simpson | Dau | 12 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| Ralph | Simpson | Son | 9 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| Mary | Simpson | Dau | 7 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| 4 | Sea Houses | Robert | Grey | Head | Mar | 32 | Fisherman | Embleton |
| Elizabeth | Grey | Wife | Mar | 30 | Embleton | |||
| Ann | Stephenson | Serv | Un | 21 | General servant | Longhoughton | ||
| 5 | Sea Houses | Jane | Archbold | Head | Wid | 75 | Almswoman | Longhoughton |
| Margaret | Archbold | D. in law | Wid | 40 | General servant | Tweedmouth | ||
| Margaret | Archbold | G. Dau | Un | 16 | Net repairer | Craster | ||
| John | Archbold | G. Son | Un | 14 | Scholar | Craster | ||
| George | Archbold | G. Son | 12 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| 6 | Sea Houses | John | Mason | Head | Mar | 58 | Fisherman | Scotland |
| Mary | Mason | Wife | Mar | 51 | Craster | |||
| William | Mason | Son | Un | 27 | Cooper | Craster | ||
| Margaret | Mason | Dau | 12 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| George S | Mason | Son | 6 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| John | Brown | Visitor | Un | 16 | Scholar | Swarland | ||
| 7 | Sea Houses | Joseph | Archbold | Head | Mar | 41 | Fisherman | Howick |
| Elizabeth | Archbold | Wife | Mar | 39 | Scotland | |||
| Alice | Archbold | Dau | 12 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| Mary | Archbold | Dau | 10 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| Charles | Archbold | Son | 8 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| Rachel | Archbold | Dau | 5 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| Hugh | Archbold | Son | 2 | Craster | ||||
| Elizabeth | Archbold | Dau | 2 mth | Craster | ||||
| 8 | Sea Houses | James | Archbold | Head | Mar | 30 | Fisherman | Beadnel |
| Jane | Archbold | Wife | Mar | 29 | Craster | |||
| Margaret | Liddle | Serv | Un | 14 | General servant | Beadnel | ||
| Adam | Archbold | Head | Mar | 24 | Fisherman | Craster | ||
| Eleanor | Archbold | Wife | Mar | 24 | Craster | |||
| 9 | Sea Houses | William | Archbold | Head | Mar | 26 | Fisherman | Craster |
| Margaret | Archbold | Wife | Mar | 22 | Craster | |||
| Elizabeth | Archbold | Dau | 2 | Craster | ||||
| 10 | Sea Houses | Robert | Taylor | Head | Mar | 32 | Fisherman | Craster |
| Rachel | Taylor | Wife | Mar | 25 | Craster | |||
| William | Taylor | Son | 1 | Craster | ||||
| Elizabeth | Mason | Serv | Un | 15 | General servant | Craster | ||
| Edward | Dawson | Head | Mar | 28 | Fisherman | Craster | ||
| Jane | Dawson | Wife | Mar | 21 | Craster | |||
| 11 | Sea Houses | William | Smailes | Head | Mar | 60 | Fisherman | Craster |
| Isabella | Smailes | Wife | Mar | 59 | Craster | |||
| Robert | Smailes | Son | Un | 22 | Fisherman | Craster | ||
| Thomas | Smailes | Son | Un | 18 | Fisherman | Craster | ||
| William | Smailes | Son | Un | 16 | Fisherman | Craster | ||
| John | Smailes | Son | Un | 11 | Scholar | Craster | ||
| Alice | Darling | Niece | Un | 25 | General servant | Craster | ||
| 12 | Sea Houses | William | Simpson | Head | Mar | 61 | Fisherman | Craster |
| Elizabeth | Simpson | Wife | Mar | 59 | Craster | |||
| Thomas | Simpson | Son | Un | 24 | Fisherman | Craster | ||
| Jane | Simpson | Dau | Un | 20 | General servant | Craster | ||
| Hannah | Simpson | Dau | Un | 16 | General servant | Craster | ||
| 13 | Sea Houses | Eliza | Archbold | Head | Wid | 67 | Almswoman | Bamburgh |
| 14 | Sea Houses | Elizabeth | Grey | Head | Wid | 63 | Craster | |
| William | Grey | Son | Un | 37 | Fisherman | Craster | ||
| Henry | Grey | Son | Un | 30 | Fisherman | Craster | ||
| Elizabeth | Grey | Dau | Un | 26 | General servant | Craster | ||
| 15 | Sea Houses | Martin | Archbold | Head | Mar | 61 | Fisherman | Embleton |
| Margaret | Archbold | Wife | Mar | 56 | Embleton | |||
| Martin | Archbold | Son | Un | 29 | Fisherman | Embleton | ||
| Ralph | Archbold | Son | Un | 27 | Fisherman | Embleton | ||
| Richard | Archbold | Son | Un | 20 | Fisherman | Embleton | ||
| Margaret | Archbold | Dau | Un | 17 | General servant | Embleton | ||
| Andrew | Archbold | Son | 14 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| 16 | Sea Houses | Henry | Archbold | Head | Mar | 37 | Fisherman | Craster |
| Alice | Archbold | Wife | Mar | 34 | Halder (?) | |||
| Jane | Archbold | Dau | 5 | Craster | ||||
| Henry | Archbold | Son | 1 | Craster | ||||
| Hannah | Fordy | Serv | Un | 15 | General servant | Dunstan | ||
| 17 | Sea Houses | Henry | Gibb | Head | Mar | 32 | Fisherman | Craster |
| Mary A | Gibb | Wife | Mar | 22 | Craster | |||
| William | Gibb | Son | 5 mth | Craster | ||||
| Eleanor | Simpson | Serv | Un | 18 | General servant | Craster | ||
| 18 | Sea Houses | Thomas | Simpson | Head | Mar | 57 | Fisherman | Craster |
| Margaret | Simpson | Wife | Mar | 52 | Craster | |||
| George | Simpson | Son | Un | 28 | Fisherman | Craster | ||
| William | Simpson | Son | Un | 16 | Fisherman | Craster | ||
| Elspeth | Simpson | Dau | 14 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| Ellen | Simpson | Dau | 10 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| Thomas | Luckey (?) | G. Son | 2 | Alnwick | ||||
| 19 | Sea Houses | Thomas | Grey | Head | Mar | 34 | Fisherman | Craster |
| Esther | Grey | Wife | Mar | 29 | Boulmer | |||
| William | Grey | Son | 5 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| Thomas | Grey | Son | 2 | Craster | ||||
| John | Grey | Son | u. 1 mo | Craster | ||||
| 20 | Sea Houses | William | Dawson | Head | Wid | 53 | Fisherman | Craster |
| William | Dawson | Son | Un | 22 | Fisherman | Craster | ||
| Eleanor | Dawson | dau | Un | 20 | General servant | Craster | ||
| Margaret | Dawson | Dau | Un | 17 | General servant | Craster | ||
| 21 | Sea Houses | Ralph | Archbold | Head | Mar | 53 | Fisherman | Craster |
| Isabella | Archbold | Wife | Mar | 53 | Warkworth | |||
| John | Archbold | Son | Un | 32 | Fisherman | Whittingham | ||
| Margaret | Archbold | dau | Un | 21 | General servant | Dunstan | ||
| Frances | Archbold | dau | Mar | 18 | Bakers wife | Dunstan | ||
| Ralph | Archbold | son | 10 | Scholar | Dunstan | |||
| 22 | Sea Houses | Thomas | Archbold | Head | Mar | 46 | Fisherman | Craster |
| Margaret | Archbold | Wife | Mar | 42 | Craster | |||
| Mary | Archbold | Dau | Un | 20 | General servant | Craster | ||
| Thomas | Archbold | Son | 14 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| Jane | Archbold | Dau | 11 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| Margaret | Archbold | Dau | 8 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| Rachel | Archbold | Dau | 5 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| 23 | Sea Houses | Margaret | Dawson | Head | Wid | 52 | Dunstan | |
| John | Dawson | Son | Un | 30 | Fisherman | Craster | ||
| William | Dawson | Son | Un | 27 | Fisherman | Craster | ||
| Margaret | Stanton | Serv | Un | 14 | General servant | Craster | ||
| 24 | Sea Houses | John | Smailes | Head | Mar | 39 | Fisherman | Craster |
| Mary | Smailes | Wife | Mar | 36 | Boulmer | |||
| Elizabeth | Smailes | Dau | 8 | Craster | ||||
| Robert | Smailes | Son | 7 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| Dorothy | Smailes | Dau | 5 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| John A | Smailes | Son | 3 | Craster | ||||
| George W | Smailes | Son | 2 mo | Craster | ||||
| Margaret | Smailes | Mother | Wid | 80 | Widow of fisherman | Craster | ||
| 25 | Sea Houses | George | Archbold | Head | Mar | 47 | Fisherman | Craster |
| Rachel | Archbold | Wife | Mar | 48 | Craster | |||
| Robert | Archbold | Son | 14 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| Frances | Archbold | Dau | 11 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| 26 | Sea Houses | Matthew | Stanton | Head | Wid | 45 | Fisherman | Boulmer |
| Ann | Stanton | Dau | Un | 16 | General servant | Craster | ||
| John | Stanton | Son | 9 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| George | Stanton | Son | 6 | Scholar | Craster | |||
| John | Taylor | F in law | Wid | 82 | Retired fisherman | Dunstan | ||
| 27 | Coast Guard Station | Henry W | Clements | Head | Mar | 37 | Chief Boatman, Coast Guard | Ryde, IOW |
| Rachel | Clements | Wife | Mar | 37 | Berwick On Tweed | |||
| Christian | Clements | Dau | 15 | Scholar | Berwick On Tweed | |||
| Emily | Clements | Dau | 13 | Scholar | Berwick On Tweed | |||
| Henry W L | Clements | Son | 3 | Bamburgh | ||||
| Alexander | Clements | Son | 1 | b | ||||
| 28 | Coast Guard Station | Unoccupied | ||||||
| 29 | Coast Guard Station | John | Cooke | Head | Mar | 36 | Coast Guardsman | Ireland |
| Mary A | Cooke | Wife | Mar | 30 | Devonport | |||
| Elizabeth | Cooke | Dau | 6 | Scholar | Grimsby | |||
| John | Cooke | Son | 4 | Scholar | N. Sunderland | |||
| Mary Ann | Cooke | Dau | 2 | Craster |