Robert Cranston^[1]

1797 - 1876  (79 years)

• Name	Robert Cranston
  Born	1797	, Scotland   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195064486
  Residence	1831	Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada
  Occupation	1834	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Church of Scotland
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Ch. of Scotland
  Occupation	1876	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-42718
  Died	1 Sep 1876	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  	Cause: old age and infirmity
  Buried	Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I42718	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Margaret McDougall,   b. 1795, , Scotland ,   d. 18 Aug 1886, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Children	1. Agnes Cranston,   b. 5 Jun 1820, Yetholm, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 14 Aug 1886, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)   2. Alexander "Alex" Cranston,   b. 1 Feb 1822, Yetholm, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 4 Aug 1886, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)   3. Isabella Cranston,   b. 16 Mar 1824, Yetholm, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 24 Jun 1911  (Age 87 years)   4. Mary Jane Cranston,   b. 26 Jan 1826, Yetholm, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 16 Nov 1903, Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, United States  (Age 77 years)   5. Janet Cranston,   b. 22 Apr 1828, Yetholm, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Margaret Cranston,   b. 1 Oct 1832, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Nov 1918, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   7. Robert Cranston,   b. 10 Apr 1836, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Aug 1920, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   8. Jane Cranston,   b. 6 May 1838, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Mar 1918, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  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) ______________ 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

  [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. [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. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Robert Cranston Death Date: 1 Sep 1876 Death Location: Waterloo Born: abt 1798 Birth Location: Scotland [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 7 Page 54. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 13. [S799] Book - Reminiscenses of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario. List of Residents

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1797 - , Scotland Residence - 1831 - Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1834 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of Scotland - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Ch. of Scotland - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1876 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: old age and infirmity - 1 Sep 1876 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth