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Household of Alexander Rankin (born 1831, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Rankin, born in 1831 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Rankin, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; John (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jamesina (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Rankin's household

Male

Alexander

Rankin

Head
Female

Jane

Rankin

Wife
Male

John

Rankin

Son
Female

Catherine

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Jane

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Jamesina

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Mary

Rankin

Daughter
Male

William

Rankin

Son
Male

George

Rankin

Son
Male

Thomas

Rankin

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Rankin

Head

Married

50

1831

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Rankin

Wife

Married

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Rankin

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Rankin

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Rankin

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Rankin

Daughter

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jamesina

Rankin

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Rankin

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Rankin

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Rankin

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Rankin

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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