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Household of John Cranston (born 1852, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, 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 1852 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Cranston, born in 1855 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Loudon (born 1874 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1878 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1880 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Alex McAllister, born in 1861 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Cranston's household

Male

John

Cranston

Head
Female

Mary

Cranston

Wife
Male

Loudon

Cranston

Son
Male

James

Cranston

Son
Female

Helen

Cranston

Daughter
Male

Charles

Cranston

Son
Male

Alex

McAllister

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Cranston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cranston

Head

Married

29

1852

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Cranston

Wife

Married

26

1855

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Loudon

Cranston

Son

-

7

1874

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Cranston

Son

-

5

1876

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Cranston

Daughter

-

3

1878

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Cranston

Son

-

1

1880

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

McAllister

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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