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Household of John Rankin (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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.

John Rankin and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rankin, born in 1844 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Rankin, born in 1852 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1879 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1881 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother In Law, Robert (born 1858 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, John (born 1841 in Ireland).


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John Rankin's household

Male

John

Rankin

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Rankin

Wife
Male

William

Rankin

Son
Female

Catherine

Rankin

Daughter
Male

James

Rankin

Son
Male

Robert

O Donell

Brother In Law
Male

John

Cooney

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rankin

Head

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Elizabeth

Rankin

Wife

Married

29

1852

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Rankin

Son

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Rankin

Daughter

Single

2

1879

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James

Rankin

Son

Single

0

1881

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Robert

O Donell

Brother In Law

Single

23

1858

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John

Cooney

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Ireland

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