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Household of John Cranston (born 1829, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cranston, born in 1829 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Cranston, born in 1832 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1856 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1873 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father-In-Law, Robert Mair, born in 1805 in Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John Cranston's household

Male

John

Cranston

Head
Female

Agnes

Cranston

Wife
Male

Robert

Cranston

Son
Female

Margaret

Cranston

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Cranston

Daughter
Male

Robert

Mair

Father-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Cranston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cranston

Head

Married

52

1829

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Cranston

Wife

Married

49

1832

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Cranston

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cranston

Daughter

-

14

1867

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Cranston

Daughter

-

8

1873

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Mair

Father-In-Law

Widower

76

1805

Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland

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