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Household of James Rankin (born 1837, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

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 1837 in Kincardineshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Rankin, born in 1849 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1872 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary Elizabeth (born 1869 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen F (born 1873 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Annie G (born 1875 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Charles Donald (born 1876 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Lizzie Kemlo (born 1878 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Helen Taylor, born in 1864 in Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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James Rankin's household

Male

James

Rankin

Head
Female

Helen

Rankin

Wife
Male

James

Rankin

Son
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Helen F

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Annie G

Rankin

Daughter
Male

Charles Donald

Rankin

Son
Female

Lizzie Kemlo

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Helen

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Rankin

Head

Married

44

1837

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Helen

Rankin

Wife

Married

32

1849

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Rankin

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Elizabeth

Rankin

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen F

Rankin

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie G

Rankin

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles Donald

Rankin

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Lizzie Kemlo

Rankin

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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