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Household of William Cranston (born 1847, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wilton, Roxburghshire, 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.

William Cranston and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cranston, born in 1847 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Cranston, born in 1844 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1867 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1871 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1874 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1876 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Euphemia (born 1878 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother-In-Law, William (born 1838 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and William's Brother-In-Law, Alexander (born 1841 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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William Cranston's household

Male

William

Cranston

Head
Female

Janet

Cranston

Wife
Male

Robert

Cranston

Son
Female

Mary

Cranston

Daughter
Male

Walter

Cranston

Son
Female

Maggie

Cranston

Daughter
Female

Janet

Cranston

Daughter
Female

Euphemia

Cranston

Daughter
Male

William

Graham

Brother-In-Law
Male

Alexander

Graham

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Cranston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cranston

Head

Married

34

1847

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet

Cranston

Wife

Married

37

1844

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robert

Cranston

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Cranston

Daughter

-

12

1869

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Walter

Cranston

Son

-

10

1871

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Maggie

Cranston

Daughter

-

7

1874

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet

Cranston

Daughter

-

5

1876

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Euphemia

Cranston

Daughter

-

3

1878

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Graham

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

43

1838

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Alexander

Graham

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

40

1841

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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