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Household of John Rankin (born 1813, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port Patrick, Wigtownshire, 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.

John Rankin and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rankin, born in 1813 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marion Rankin, born in 1813 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1844 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1854 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, James R (born 1863 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1870 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Rankin's household

Male

John

Rankin

Head
Female

Marion

Rankin

Wife
Female

Jane

Rankin

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Rankin

Son
Male

James R

Jackson

Grandson
Female

Elizabeth

Jackson

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rankin

Head

Married

68

1813

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Marion

Rankin

Wife

Married

68

1813

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Rankin

Daughter

Unmarried

37

1844

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

Rankin

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James R

Jackson

Grandson

Unmarried

18

1863

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Jackson

Granddaughter

-

11

1870

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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