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Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland Genealogy (view source)
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The name of the parish of Cranston or Cranstoun, in the charters of the twelfth century, was written ''Cranestone,'' the Anglo-Saxon, ''Craenston,'' signifying the crane's district, or resort. There are cranes in in the river Tyne, which intersects Cranston. In the 12th century the manor was divided into New Cranston and Cranston Ridel. The Church was at New Cranston which was the larger of the two manors. The parish registers begin in 1682 and are now regularly kept but not voluminous. In 1792 the population was 839, and in 1831 it was 1030. The land is used primarily for potatoes, turnips, hay, wheat, oats, barley, pease, and beans. The villiages in the parish are Cousland, Chesterhill, and Preston. The nearest market town is Dalkeith. There are about 62 families in the parish that belong to the Established Church, and about 36 that are Disenting or Seceding. | The name of the parish of Cranston or Cranstoun, in the charters of the twelfth century, was written ''Cranestone,'' the Anglo-Saxon, ''Craenston,'' signifying the crane's district, or resort. There are cranes in in the river Tyne, which intersects Cranston. In the 12th century the manor was divided into New Cranston and Cranston Ridel. The Church was at New Cranston which was the larger of the two manors. The parish registers begin in 1682 and are now regularly kept but not voluminous. In 1792 the population was 839, and in 1831 it was 1030. The land is used primarily for potatoes, turnips, hay, wheat, oats, barley, pease, and beans. The villiages in the parish are Cousland, Chesterhill, and Preston. The nearest market town is Dalkeith. There are about 62 families in the parish that belong to the Established Church, and about 36 that are Disenting or Seceding. | ||
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'''Source: ''' ''New Statistical Account of Scotland'' (FHL book 941 B4sa, series 2, vol. 1) | '''Source: ''' ''New Statistical Account of Scotland'' (FHL book 941 B4sa, series 2, vol. 1) | ||
The New Statistical Account of Scotland (pub. 1834-45) offers uniquely rich and detailed parish reports for the whole of Scotland, covering a vast range of topics including history, agriculture, education, trades, religion and social customs. The reports, written by the parish ministers, are available online at http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/. Click on ‘Browse scanned pages’ then search the parish reports for your parish of interest. Also available at the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&title=new+statistical+account+of+scotland&pretitle=new+statistical+account+of+scotland Family History Library.] | ''The New Statistical Account of Scotland'' (pub. 1834-45) offers uniquely rich and detailed parish reports for the whole of Scotland, covering a vast range of topics including history, agriculture, education, trades, religion and social customs. The reports, written by the parish ministers, are available online at http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/. Click on ‘Browse scanned pages’ then search the parish reports for your parish of interest. Also available at the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&title=new+statistical+account+of+scotland&pretitle=new+statistical+account+of+scotland Family History Library.] | ||
= Census Records<br> = | = Census Records<br> = | ||