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William Thompson Cranston 1917

William Thompson Cranston was born at Wigan, and died on May 3, 1917. William Cranston was buried at Arras Memorial Bay 2. in England. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Thompson Cranston.

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Service number: g/1959 Rank: Serjeant Regiment: The Buffs (east Kent Regiment) Unit/ship/squadron: 7th Bn.
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May 3, 1917

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William Thompson Cranston lived 74 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of .

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In 1809, on December 30th, Boston Massachusetts banned the wearing of masks at balls. Boston was following many other places - including England - by banning masked balls, which were considered to contribute to loose morals. After all, with masks, you couldn't tell the class of the person or even their gender! The law was extended in 1849 and repealed in 1963.

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In 1832, by February 12th, a cholera epidemic in London claimed at least 3,000 lives - it eventually killed 6,536. The epidemic spread to France and North America later in the year. Cholera is spread through contaminated food and water but at the time, it was thought to be spread by a "miasma” - a bad smell - in the air.

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