Robert Craig Jr. – Mortis Street
Born in 1845 in Goulburn
Died aged 44 in 1889
Life Events-
Took over the running of the family undertakers
Married Jane Craig in 1870
Cousin of Robert James Sidney Craig; who would later manage the business at the behest of Jane after Robert's death
Active in Temperance and Religious community
Jane Craig – Mortis Street
Born circa 1850/1851
Died aged 79 in 1930
Life Events-
Married Robert Craig Jr. in 1870
Continued to run the family undertakers after her husband’s death in 1889
Recruited her husband’s cousin, also named Robert Craig, to assist in running the business
Devout member of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Clifford Street
Did charitable work for Goulburn Hospital
Photo by Hayden Ware
Illustration by Cara Ellison
Did you know?
Another branch of the Craig family owned a furniture business.