John Thom McCreath was born on 21 November 1855 at Burnbank, Ayr. He was a Joiner to Trade.
John married Mary D. Thomson on 3 July 1879 at St Quivox, Ayr. They had a daughter Isabella Thomson McCreath born 3 December 1881 at St Quivox.
Mary died on 15 October 1884 at Ayr.
John remarried in Govan, Glasgow on 12 December 1889 – to Maggie McConnell.
Isabella was raised by her father and his new wife. She married John McBlain.
John and Maggie had four children:
Andrew Muir McCreath born about 1893. A Joiner like his father. Killed 31 July 1917, Ypres.
Harold (Harry) McCreath born about 1895. Married Lizzie McCulloch.
Robert McCreath born 28 November 1901 at Ayr. Married Catherine Brown