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Household of David Rankin (born 1825, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

David Rankin and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Rankin, born in 1825 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; David (born 1855 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Visitor, James (born 1814 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and David's Servant, Barbara (born 1834 in Ireland).


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David Rankin's household

Male

David

Rankin

Head
Male

David

Rankin

Son
Male

Hugh

Rankin

Son
Male

William

Rankin

Son
Male

James

Rankin

Visitor
Female

Barbara

Rankin

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Rankin

Head

Widower

56

1825

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

David

Rankin

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Hugh

Rankin

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Rankin

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Rankin

Visitor

Widower

67

1814

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Barbara

Rankin

Servant

Unmarried

47

1834

Ireland

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