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Household of Alexander Rankin (born 1852, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Rankin, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Law Rankin, born in 1853 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1877 in Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Rankin's household

Male

Alexander

Rankin

Head
Female

Mary Ann Law

Rankin

Wife
Male

John

Rankin

Son
Male

Alexander

Rankin

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Rankin

Head

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann Law

Rankin

Wife

Married

28

1853

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Rankin

Son

-

4

1877

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Rankin

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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