My Maternal Grandmother's maiden name was Crawford and trying to find ancestors

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* Her full name was Elizabeth Laurie "Lizzy" Crawford (B. 03/10/1897) Glasgow, Scotland

* Her Father was John Henry Crawford Born 1869 in Glasgow, Scotland (Crawford-7257)
* Her Mother was Isabella Crawford formerly Balnave. Born about 1850 (Balnave-1)
* She had a sister Sarah Crawford. Born 1900 in Glasgow, Scotland (Crawford-7457)
* Her Grandfather was Henry Crawford (Crawford-7258)
* Here Great Grandfather was John Crawford (Crawford-7259)

Answer 1

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John H Crawford

 in the 1891 Scotland Census

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Name:	John H Crawford
Age:	24
Estimated birth year:	abt 1867
Relationship:	Boarder
Gender:	Male
Where born:	Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration Number:	644/1
Registration district:	Bridgeton
Civil Parish:	Glasgow Barony
County:	Lanarkshire
Address:	166 Dalmarnock Rd
Occupation:	General Labourer
ED:	39
Household schedule number:	90
LINE:	23
Roll:	CSSCT1891_240
Household Members:	Name Age Mary J Crawford 38 Margaret J Crawford 14 Thomas Crawford 10 Andrew Crawford 4 John H Crawford 24 John Crawford 24

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Source Citation

Parish: Glasgow Barony; ED: 39; Page: 16; Line: 23; Roll: CSSCT1891_240

Source Information

Ancestry.com. 1891 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

Original data: Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. Reels 1-409. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Description

The 1891 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 5/6 April 1891. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf

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Thank you for this helpful information!

Bob Kenyon

Answer 2

Hi Bob - you didn't ask any specific questions so I checked your profile to see what was missing.  This may help somewhat.  I can give you details from the original if you need them.

 

Source Citation for Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934

Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934

 

Name	Elizabeth Laurie Crawford
Age	22
Birth Year	abt 1897
Birth Place	Scotland
Marriage Date	27 Nov 1919
Marriage Place	York, Ontario, Canada
Father	J H Crawford
Mother	Isabella Flenning Belnave Crawford
Spouse	Andrew Wright
Household Members	Name Age Andrew Wright   Mary Kane   John Wright   Elizabeth Laurie Crawford   Isabella Flenning Belnave Crawford   J H Crawford

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John H Crawford

 in the 1901 Scotland Census

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Name:	John H Crawford
Age:	33
Estimated birth year:	abt 1868
Relationship:	Head
Spouse's name :	Isabella Crawford
Gender:	Male
Where born:	Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration Number:	644/6
Registration district:	St Rollox
Civil Parish:	Glasgow Barony
County:	Lanarkshire
Address:	51 North Wallace St
Occupation:	Carter
ED:	41
Household schedule number:	62
LINE:	23
Roll:	CSSCT1901_288
Household Members:	Name Age John H Crawford 33 Isabella Crawford 28 Lizzie Crawford 4 Sarah Crawford 1

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Parish: Glasgow Barony; ED: 41; Page: 12; Line: 23; Roll: CSSCT1901_288

Source Information

Ancestry.com. 1901 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

Original data: Scotland. 1901 Scotland Census. Reels 1-446. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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The 1901 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 31 March/1 April 1901. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Learn more...

 

Answer 4

John H Crawford

 in the 1921 Census of Canada

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Name:	John H Crawford
Gender:	Male
Marital Status:	Married
Age:	55
Birth Year:	abt 1866
Birth Place:	Scotland
Relation to Head of House:	Head
Spouse's Name:	Isabella Crawford
Father Birth Place:	Ireland
Mother Birth Place:	Ireland
Year of Immigration:	1913
Racial or Tribal Origin:	Irish
Province or Territory:	Ontario
District:	York East
District Number:	142
Sub-district:	Toronto (City, part)
Sub-District Number:	22
City, Town or Village:	Toronto
Street or Township:	74 Eighth Ave
Municipality:	Ward 8
Occupation:	Labourer
Income:	1200
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members:	Name Age John H Crawford 55 Isabella Crawford 40 Sarah Crawford 21

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Source Citation

Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 99; Census Place: Toronto (City, part), York East, Ontario; Page Number: 1

Source Information

Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.

Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds.

Images are reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada.

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Find your Ancestors in the 1921 Canadian Census. Canada added 1,581,840 new residents between 1911 and 1921. The Prairie Provinces were the big gainers, with Alberta and Saskatchewan each growing by more than 50 percent. Learn more...

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Thank you for this great information about my Crawford family in Toronto!

 

Bob Kenyon