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Household of James Rankin (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, England

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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.

James Rankin and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Rankin, born in 1831 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Grace E Rankin, born in 1837 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England. They had 5 children; Daniel J (born 1865 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England), Jessie J (born 1867 in India), Rebecca (born 1869 in At Sea), Frances C (born 1873 in At Sea) and Grace L (born 1878 in Forest Hill, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Mary (born 1801 in Scotland) and James's Nephew, Matthew L W (born 1869 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England).


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James Rankin's household

Male

James

Rankin

Head
Female

Grace E

Rankin

Wife
Male

Daniel J

Rankin

Son
Female

Jessie J

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Frances C

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Grace L

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Mary

Rankin

Mother
Male

Matthew L W

Reohead

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Rankin

Head

Married

50

1831

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace E

Rankin

Wife

Married

44

1837

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

Daniel J

Rankin

Son

Single

16

1865

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

Jessie J

Rankin

Daughter

Single

14

1867

India

Rebecca

Rankin

Daughter

Single

12

1869

At Sea

Frances C

Rankin

Daughter

Single

8

1873

At Sea

Grace L

Rankin

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Mary

Rankin

Mother

Widow

80

1801

Scotland

Matthew L W

Reohead

Nephew

Single

12

1869

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

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