Cranberry Isles 1840 Census
 Hancock County, Maine
a project of
V. F. Thomas Co. - P. O. Box 84 - Hulls Cove, Maine  04644
info@vfthomas.com

(updated 22 April 2026)


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



Sutton Island

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 Under 5 5–10 10–15 15–20 20–30 30–40 40–50 50–60 60–70
Lancaster, Joseph 1 1 1 1
Richardson, Isaac 1 1 1 1 1 1
Moore, William 1 1 1 1
Moore, Joseph 1 1 1
Lancaster, Haskell 1 1 12 1
Column totals 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 22 2 1 2 1 1
males = 10 females = 10
families = 5 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 70–80 Under 5 5–10 10–15 15–20 20–30 30–40 40–50 50–60 60–70
Manchester, Joseph 1 1 1 1
Hadlock, Samuel 1 1 1 1
Stanley1, Peter 3 2 1 1 1
Stanley1, John 1 2 1 2 2 2 1
Stanley1, Jonathan 1 1 3 2 1 1
Stanley1, Thomas 2 1 1
Gott, Nathaniel 1 2 1 1 2 1
Hadlock, Edwin 1 1 1 1
Column totals 7 4 4 2 5 1 1 7 5 4 3 3 3 1 2
males = 24 females = 28
families = 8 total persons = 52


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 Under 5 5–10 10–15 15–20 20–30 30–40 40–50 50–60 60–70
Bulger, Michael 1 1 1 2 1
Green, Michael 1 1 1 1
Joy, Ivory 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Stanley1, Thomas 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Bunker, Joseph 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1
Holmes, Leonard 1 1 1 2
Bunker, Thomas 1 2 1 1 1 1
Bunker, Thomas Jr. 2 1 1 1
Gardner1, Jonathan 1 2 1
Phippen, Ebenezer 1 1 1
Bunker, Benaiah 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Pung, William 1 1 1
Spurling, Hannah 1 1 1 1 1 1
Spurling, Robert 1 1 1 1 1
Spurling, Enoch 2 1 1 1
Manchester, Thomas 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Gilley, Justice 1 2 1
Gilley, Lewis 1 1 1
Fernald1, Henry 1 1 1
Young, Josiah 1 1 1 1 1 1
Stanley1, Alexander 1 1 1
Preble, Esaiah 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Preble, William P. 1 1 1 2 1 2 1
Spurling, George 1 1
Spurling, Joseph 2nd 1 1
Spurling, Hannah E. 3 1 1 1
Bunker, Charles 1 1
Column totals 8 4 13 13 17 6 4 5 2 16 7 7 12 14 8 7 3 1
males = 72 females = 75
families = 27 total persons = 147



Baker Island

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 Under 5 5–10 10–15 15–20 20–30 30–40 40–50 50–60 60–70
Gilley, William 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Gilley, Elisha 1 1 3 1 1
Gilley, Joseph 1 2 1
Column totals 1 1 1 2 1 1 5 1 1 1 2 1 1
males = 7 females = 12
families = 3 total persons = 19


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 Under 5 5–10 10–15 15–20 20–30 30–40 40–50 50–60 60–70
Sutton 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1
Little Cranberry 7 4 4 2 5 1 1 7 5 4 3 3 3 1 2
Great Cranberry 8 4 12 13 17 6 4 5 2 16 7 7 12 14 8 7 3 1
Baker 1 1 1 2 1 1 5 1 1 1 2 1 1
Column totals 16 9 20 15 23 14 5 8 1 2 29 15 14 16 20 14 10 4 3
males = 113 females = 125
families = 43 total persons = 238


Notes:
   1The following surnames have been modified to bring them in line with current spelling: Fernald (from Furnald), Gardner (Gardener), and Stanley (Standley).
   2The number “1” for females 5–10 in Haskell Lancaster’s fammily appears clearly on microfilm, but the column and row totals (not reported here) that would include this number suggest that it is not counted. The column total (2) reflects the microfilm record.