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Household of John Cranston (born 1832, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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.

John Cranston and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cranston, born in 1832 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Cranston, born in 1836 in Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1860 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Janet (born 1863 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Russell, born in 1878 in Selkirkshire, Scotland.


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John Cranston's household

Male

John

Cranston

Head
Female

Mary

Cranston

Wife
Female

Mary

Cranston

Daughter
Female

Janet

Cranston

Daughter
Male

James

Russell

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Cranston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cranston

Head

Married

49

1832

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Cranston

Wife

Married

45

1836

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Mary

Cranston

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Cranston

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Midlothian, Scotland

James

Russell

Boarder

-

3

1878

Selkirkshire, Scotland

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