Cranberry Isles 1830 Census
Hancock County, Maine

a project of
V. F. Thomas Co. - P. O. Box 84 - Hulls Cove, Maine  04644
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(updated 21 April 2026)



The full headings of the census record below are: “of ten years, and under fifteen”, “of fifteen, and under twenty”, etc.


Baker Island

Head of Family Males Females
Under 5 5–10 10–15 15–20 20–30 30–40 40–50 Under 5 5–10 10–15 15–20 20–30 30–40 40–50
Gilley, William 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1
Stanley1, Joseph 1 1 1 1 1 1
Column totals 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1
males = 10 females = 9
families = 2 total persons = 19


Bear Island

Head of Family Males Females
Under 5 5–10 10–15 15–20 20–30 30–40 40–50 Under 5 5–10 10–15 15–20 20–30 30–40 40–50
Monroe1, James 2 1 1 1 1 1
Column totals 2 1 1 1 1 1
males = 4 females = 3
families = 1 total persons = 7


Sutton Island

Head of Family Males Females
Under 5 5–10 10–15 15–20 20–30 30–40 40–50 Under 5 5–10 10–15 15–20 20–30 30–40 40–50
Lancaster, Joseph 1 2 1 2 1 1
Richardson, Isaac 1 1 1 1 1
Moore, William 1 1 1
Moore, Joseph 1 1 1 1
Column totals 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 4 1
males = 10 females = 10
families = 4 total persons = 20


Little Cranberry

Head of Family Males Females
Under 5 5–10 10–15 15–20 20–30 30–40 40–50 50–60 60–70 Under 5 5–10 10–15 15–20 20–30 30–40 40–50 50–60
Hadlock, Samuel 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Blunt, William P. 1 1 1 2 1
Stanley1, John 2 1 1 2
Stanley1, John Jr. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Stanley1, Jonathan 1 1 1 1
Doane, Asa 1 1 1 1
Wilson, John 3 1 2 2 1
Column totals 3 4 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 6 4 4 1 5 4 1
males = 22 females = 25
families = 7 total persons = 47


Great Cranberry

Head of Family Males Females
Under 5 5–10 10–15 15–20 20–30 30–40 40–50 50–60 60–70 70–80 80–90 Under 5 5–10 10–15 15–20 20–30 30–40 40–50 50–60 60–70
Spurling, Benjamin 1 1 1 1
Spurling, William 1 1 1
Spurling, Enoch 3 1 1 1 1 1
Spurling, Samuel 1 1 1 1 1
Spurling, Robert 1 2 1 1 1 1
Spurling, Thomas 2 1 2 1 1 1 1
Manchester, Thomas 1 2 1 1 1 1
Bunker, Thomas 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1
Staples, Samuel 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Bunker, Benaiah1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Bunker, Joseph 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Young, Elisha 1 1 1 2 1 2 1
Cousins, Charles 1 1
Sweet, David 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1
Manchester, Joseph 1 1 1 1 1
Seavey1, David 1 2 1 1 1 1
Crane, John T. G. 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1
Pung, John 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Staples, Mark 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Stanley1, Thomas 1 1 1 1 1
Stanley1, Thomas Jr. 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Phippen, Eben 1 1
Guy, Henry H. 1 1 1
Hadlock, Epps 1 1
Column totals 12 19 15 16 15 4 11 1 2 1 1 15 8 13 13 8 9 5 2 1
males = 97 females = 74
families = 24 total persons = 171


Town of Cranberry Isles summary

Island Males Females
Under 5 5–10 10–15 15–20 20–30 30–40 40–50 50–60 60–70 70–80 80–90 Under 5 5–10 10–15 15–20 20–30 30–40 40–50 50–60 60–70
Baker 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1
Bear 2 1 1 1 1 1
Sutton 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 4 1
Little Cranberry 3 4 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 6 4 4 1 5 4 1
Great Cranberry 12 19 15 16 15 4 11 1 2 1 1 15 8 13 13 8 9 5 2 1
Column totals 20 27 22 20 22 9 15 3 3 1 1 25 17 19 16 19 14 7 3 1
males = 143 females = 121
families = 38 total persons = 264


Note:
   1The following surnames have been modified to bring them in line with current spelling: Monroe (from Munroe), Seavey (Seavy), and Stanley (Standley). Also, Benaiah Bunker was recorded as Benayer.