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Household of Walter Cranston (born 1823, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penicuik, 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.

Walter Cranston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Cranston, born in 1823 in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, consisted of 7 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Ann Cranston, born in 1831 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Janet M (born 1860 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1862 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1876 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Niece, Lizzie Rae Cranston, born in 1880 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Walter Cranston's household

Male

Walter

Cranston

Head
Female

Ann

Cranston

Wife
Female

Janet M

Cranston

Daughter
Female

Jane

Cranston

Daughter
Male

Robert

Cranston

Son
Male

James

Cranston

Son
Female

Lizzie Rae

Cranston

Niece
First name(s) Walter
Last name Cranston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Cranston

Head

Married

58

1823

Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Ann

Cranston

Wife

Married

50

1831

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet M

Cranston

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Cranston

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Cranston

Son

-

9

1872

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Cranston

Son

-

5

1876

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Lizzie Rae

Cranston

Niece

-

1

1880

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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