Second Generation
James Buchan “Jim” CRANSTON was born on 3 Jul 1887 in Scotland. He died on 18 May 1916 in Court Street, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. He was buried in St Mary’s Churchyard, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. Jim married Anne Crookston BIRD “Annie”, daughter of James BIRD and Elizabeth BIRD, on 9 Jul 1908 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland. Annie was born on 2 Jul 1885 in Longniddry, East Lothian, , Scotland. She died on 13 Nov 1958 in Haddington, East Lothian, , Scotland.
They had the following children.
- F Elizabeth Smith “Mae” CRANSTON was born on 25 May 1908 in Longniddry, East Lothian, , Scotland. She died about 1991 in North Berwick, East Lothian, , Scotland. Mae never married.
- M Alexander CRANSTON was born on 24 Mar 1910 in Whittingehame, , East Lothian, Scotland.. He died on 5 Feb 1983 in Haddington, , East Lothian, Scotland. He was buried in Haddington, , East Lothian, Scotland. Alexander married Jane SCAMBLER “Jean”, daughter of John SCAMBLER and Catherine SMITH, on 14 Jul 1933 in Aimsfield Mains, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. Jean was born on 8 Jun 1913 in Direlton, , East Lothian, Scotland. She died on 17 Feb 1999 in Haddington, , East Lothian, Scotland.
- F Agnes Howden CRANSTON was born on 6 Mar 1912. She died in Dec 1993 in Dacorum, , Hertfordshire, England. Agnes married Reginald ELLIOTT. They had no children. Reginald died in Date Unknown.
- M James Bird CRANSTON Capt. was born on 15 Apr 1914 in Haddington, , East Lothian, Scotland. He died on 22 May 1945 in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. He was buried in Haddington, , East Lothian, Scotland. Jim married Helen Baptie HALLIDAY, daughter of Robert Knox HALLIDAY and Margaret Cowe INGLIS, on 25 Jul 1936 in Bolton Kirk, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. Helen was born on 21 Jul 1916 in Begbie, , East Lothian, Scotland. She died on 5 Dec 1949 in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
- M John Buchan CRANSTON was born on 10 Jun 1916. He died on 12 Jun 1919.