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Household of Alexander Rankin (born 1843, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
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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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Rankin, born in 1843 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes S Rankin, born in 1850 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Anne B (born 1868 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary L M (born 1872 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James W (born 1879 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jean A B (born 1881 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1870 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Ann Watt, born in 1819 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
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Alexander Rankin's household
Alexander
Rankin
Head
Agnes S
Rankin
Wife
Anne B
Rankin
Daughter
Mary L M
Rankin
Daughter
James W
Rankin
Son
Jean A B
Rankin
Daughter
William
Rankin
Son
Ann
Watt
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Rankin |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Rankin | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Agnes S | Rankin | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Anne B | Rankin | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary L M | Rankin | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
James W | Rankin | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jean A B | Rankin | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
William | Rankin | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Ann | Watt | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 62 | 1819 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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