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Household of James Rankine (born 1850, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, 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.

James Rankine and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Rankine, born in 1850 in Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Rankine, born in 1853 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1876 in Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret Ann (born 1878 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother-In-Law, Anthony (born 1859 in Midlothian, Scotland), James's Brother-In-Law, Duncan (born 1863 in Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Boarder, John (born 1863 in -).


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James Rankine's household

Male

James

Rankine

Head
Female

Margaret

Rankine

Wife
Male

James

Rankine

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Rankine

Daughter
Male

Robert

Rankine

Son
Male

Anthony

Hall

Brother-In-Law
Male

Duncan

Hall

Brother-In-Law
Male

John

Bainbridge

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Rankine
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Rankine

Head

Married

31

1850

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Rankine

Wife

Married

28

1853

Midlothian, Scotland

James

Rankine

Son

-

5

1876

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret Ann

Rankine

Daughter

-

3

1878

Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Rankine

Son

-

1

1880

Midlothian, Scotland

Anthony

Hall

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Midlothian, Scotland

Duncan

Hall

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

18

1863

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Bainbridge

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

-

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