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Household of John Cranston (born 1838, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cranston, born in 1838 in Earlston, Berwickshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Cranston, born in 1840 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Midlothian, Scotland), Henrietta (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Gogar, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1876 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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John Cranston's household

Male

John

Cranston

Head
Female

Jessie

Cranston

Wife
Female

Margaret

Cranston

Daughter
Male

John

Cranston

Son
Female

Henrietta

Cranston

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cranston

Son
Male

James

Cranston

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cranston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cranston

Head

Married

43

1838

Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland

Jessie

Cranston

Wife

Married

41

1840

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cranston

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Cranston

Son

-

12

1869

Midlothian, Scotland

Henrietta

Cranston

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Cranston

Son

-

7

1874

Gogar, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Cranston

Son

-

5

1876

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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