Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Robert Cranston[1]

Male 1797 - 1876  (79 years)


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  • Name Robert Cranston 
    Born 1797  , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195064486 
    Residence 1831  Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1834  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    farmer 
    Occupation 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Farmer 
    Residence 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Church of Scotland 
    Occupation 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Farmer 
    Residence 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Ch. of Scotland 
    Occupation 1876  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    farmer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-42718 
    Died 1 Sep 1876  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Cause: old age and infirmity 
    Buried Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I42718  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family Margaret McDougall,   b. 1795, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1886, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Children 
     1. Agnes Cranston,   b. 5 Jun 1820, Yetholm, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1886, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     2. Alexander "Alex" Cranston,   b. 1 Feb 1822, Yetholm, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1886, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     3. Isabella Cranston,   b. 16 Mar 1824, Yetholm, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Mary Jane Cranston,   b. 26 Jan 1826, Yetholm, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1903, Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     5. Janet Cranston,   b. 22 Apr 1828, Yetholm, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Margaret Cranston,   b. 1 Oct 1832, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1918, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     7. Robert Cranston,   b. 10 Apr 1836, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1920, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     8. Jane Cranston,   b. 6 May 1838, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1918, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F11124  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • "The families of the following persons also came out together by the 'Sarah Mary Ann,' of Maryport, England, in April 1831: George Landreth, James Bunyan, Thomas Adams, John Kerr, David Brown, Adam Kersell, Robert Cranston, James and Walter Deans, John, Thomas and William Henderson, John and William Veitch, Robert Laidlaw (father of James Laidlaw M.P.P.), Paisley Block; James Little and Robert Aitkin, Blue Lake, and James Davidson, Keg Lane, near Paris. With possibly one exception, all these families were from Roxburghshire, Scotland. Voyage - five weeks and four days.


      Young, The Hon. James M. Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of North Dumfries . Toronto: Hunter, Rose and Company, 1880; footnotes, pgs 60-61)

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      Died, In North Dumfries, this (Friday) morning, at one o'clock, Robert Cranston, Sr., Aged 78 Years Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral Tomorrow (Saturday), afternoon, at 3 o'clock, from his late residence, to the Cedar Creek Cemetery. North Dumfries, Sept. 1st, 1876.

      Funeral Card

  • Sources 
    1. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Margaret Kerr aged 86y, b. Galt d. Galt, d/o Robert Cranston & Margaret McDougall, d 11 Nov 1918, cause: old age.

    2. [S529] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - Cedar Creek CC#4490 Internet Link.
      In memory of/ Robert CRANSTON/ who died/ Sept. 1st, 1876: / aged 78 years/ Blessed are the dead who die/ in the/ Lord.

    3. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Robert Cranston Death Date: 1 Sep 1876 Death Location: Waterloo Born: abt 1798 Birth Location: Scotland

    4. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 7 Page 54.

    5. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 13.

    6. [S799] Book - Reminiscenses of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario.
      List of Residents

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1797 - , Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1831 - Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1834 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of Scotland - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Ch. of Scotland - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1876 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: old age and infirmity - 1 Sep 1876 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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