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Household of James Cranston (born 1840, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durrisdeer, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Cranston and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cranston, born in 1840 in Liberton, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Anne Cranston, born in 1845 in Oldhamstocks, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Agnes H (born 1869 in Oldhamstocks, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1873 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Isabella J (born 1878 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and David S (born 1881 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Isabella W (born 1861 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Janet B (born 1859 in Moniaive, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Servant, John (born 1859 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, William (born 1860 in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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James Cranston's household

Male

James

Cranston

Head
Female

Mary Anne

Cranston

Wife
Female

Agnes H

Cranston

Daughter
Male

James

Cranston

Son
Female

Isabella J

Cranston

Daughter
Male

David S

Cranston

Son
Female

Isabella W

Henderson

Servant
Female

Janet B

Kennedy

Servant
Male

John

Bryden

Servant
Male

William

Raffel

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Cranston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cranston

Head

Married

41

1840

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Anne

Cranston

Wife

Married

36

1845

Oldhamstocks, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes H

Cranston

Daughter

-

12

1869

Oldhamstocks, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Cranston

Son

-

8

1873

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella J

Cranston

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

David S

Cranston

Son

-

0

1881

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella W

Henderson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet B

Kennedy

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Moniaive, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Bryden

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Raffel

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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