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Household of Alexander Rankin (born 1821, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmore & Kilbride, Argyllshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Rankin, born in 1821 in Argyllshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Sarah Rankin, born in 1841 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Neil (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1869 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Flora (born 1817 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Neil (born 1823 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Rankin's household

Male

Alexander

Rankin

Head
Female

Sarah

Rankin

Wife
Male

Neil

Rankin

Son
Female

Sarah

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Flora

Macneil

Mother-In-Law
Male

Neil

Graham

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Rankin

Head

Married

60

1821

Argyllshire, Scotland

Sarah

Rankin

Wife

Married

40

1841

Argyllshire, Scotland

Neil

Rankin

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

Sarah

Rankin

Daughter

-

12

1869

Argyllshire, Scotland

Flora

Macneil

Mother-In-Law

Widow

64

1817

Argyllshire, Scotland

Neil

Graham

Boarder

Unmarried

58

1823

Invernessshire, Scotland

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