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Household of James Rankin (born 1846, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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.

James Rankin and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Rankin, born in 1846 in Girvan, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Rankin, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Sarah (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Rankin's household

Male

James

Rankin

Head
Female

Martha

Rankin

Wife
Female

Sarah

Rankin

Daughter
Male

James

Rankin

Son
Male

John

Rankin

Son
Female

Margaret

Rankin

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Rankin

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Rankin

Head

Married

35

1846

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Martha

Rankin

Wife

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Rankin

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Rankin

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Rankin

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Rankin

Daughter

-

3

1878

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Rankin

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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