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Household of Alexander Rankine (born 1856, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, Fife, 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 Rankine and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Rankine, born in 1856 in Auchterderran, Fife, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Rankine, born in 1851 in Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Eliza Bell (born 1877 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1880 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Elspet Herd, born in 1805 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.


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Alexander Rankine's household

Male

Alexander

Rankine

Head
Female

Isabella

Rankine

Wife
Female

Eliza Bell

Rankine

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Rankine

Daughter
Female

Elspet

Herd

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Rankine
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Rankine

Head

Married

25

1856

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Rankine

Wife

Married

30

1851

Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland

Eliza Bell

Rankine

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Rankine

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Elspet

Herd

Mother-In-Law

Widow

76

1805

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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