Dear Aghadowey,
In my original posting I did state that James Cranston was born before 1858 and not circa 1858. The only definate date I have is the marriage of his son Charles Cranston in 26 mar 1879. Charles married a widow who was previously married 25 July 1863 and then her age was recorded as full, so she was born circa 1842, if Charles was of similar age ,he too would be born circa 1842, and at a rough estimation his father James Cranston would have been born 1820 or earlier, but this is just my guess work. Again thank you for your interest..............Sammy