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Household of Alexander Rankin (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alexander Rankin and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Rankin, born in 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ellen Rankin, born in 1850 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary Jane (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Ellen Eda (born 1875 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Eliza Jane (born 1878 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Caroline Walker (born 1877 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and Alexander (born 1880 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).


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Alexander Rankin's household

Male

Alexander

Rankin

Head
Female

Ellen

Rankin

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Ellen Eda

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Eliza Jane

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Caroline Walker

Rankin

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Rankin

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Rankin

Head

Married

32

1849

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Rankin

Wife

Married

31

1850

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Jane

Rankin

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen Eda

Rankin

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Eliza Jane

Rankin

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Caroline Walker

Rankin

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Alexander

Rankin

Son

Single

1

1880

Stockport, Cheshire, England

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