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Household of Andrew Rankin (born 1851, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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.

Andrew Rankin and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Rankin, born in 1851 in Granton, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Agnes Rankin, born in 1855 in Charleston, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1879 in City, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1881 in City, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1863 in Kinrossshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1865 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland) and George (born 1873 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Andrew's Mother, Mary (born 1839 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Andrew's Friend, Lawrence (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Andrew Rankin's household

Male

Andrew

Rankin

Head
Female

Agnes

Rankin

Wife
Male

James

Rankin

Son
Male

John

Rankin

Son
Female

Mary

Thomson

Mother
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Peter

Thomson

Son
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter
Male

George

Thomson

Son
Male

Lawrence

Hughson

Friend
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Granton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Rankin

Head

Married

30

1851

Granton, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Rankin

Wife

Married

26

1855

Charleston, Fife, Scotland

James

Rankin

Son

-

2

1879

City, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Rankin

Son

-

0

1881

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Mother

Married

42

1839

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Kinrossshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

George

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Lawrence

Hughson

Friend

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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