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Household of Alexander Rankin (born 1842, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Rankin, born in 1842 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Rankin, born in 1844 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margery B (born 1875 in Govanhill, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Lizzie G (born 1878 in Govanhill, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James G (born 1880 in Govanhill, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Rankin's household

Male

Alexander

Rankin

Head
Female

Mary

Rankin

Wife
Male

William

Rankin

Son
Female

Mary

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Margery B

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Lizzie G

Rankin

Daughter
Male

James G

Rankin

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Rankin

Head

Married

39

1842

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Rankin

Wife

Married

37

1844

Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Rankin

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Rankin

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margery B

Rankin

Daughter

-

6

1875

Govanhill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Lizzie G

Rankin

Daughter

-

3

1878

Govanhill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James G

Rankin

Son

-

1

1880

Govanhill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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