Thomas McCreath was born in Glasgow on 26 August 1838.
Thomas married Ann Melville (c.1841-1868) in Dunoon on 25 December 1867. At that time he was a journeyman joiner. They had a daughter, Agnes Melville McCreath, born 23 November 1868 in Edinburgh. Sadly, Ann passed away two weeks after the birth – on 6 December 1868.
Thomas remarried in Sorn on 3 December 1872 to Jane Templeton. By this time Thomas had become Piermaster at Kirn, Dunoon. At the time of daughter Jean’s birth, he was Piermaster at Hunter’s Quay. The couple had five children:
Charles McCreath born 25 June 1874, Dunoon
Elizabeth McCreath born 10 December 1877, Dunoon
Isabella Bowman McCreath born 27 November 1879, Dunoon
Jean Templeton McCreath born 16 October 1884, Janefield, Hunter’s Quay, Dunoon