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Household of John Rankin (born 1842, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rankin, born in 1842 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Rankin, born in 1848 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; Alexander (born 1864 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1866 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Mirrian (born 1880 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Rankin's household

Male

John

Rankin

Head
Female

Sarah

Rankin

Wife
Male

Alexander

Rankin

Son
Female

Jessie

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Jane

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Mary

Rankin

Daughter
Male

John

Rankin

Son
Male

Robert

Anderson

Son
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Female

Mirrian

Rankin

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rankin

Head

Married

39

1842

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sarah

Rankin

Wife

Married

33

1848

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

Rankin

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie

Rankin

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Rankin

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Rankin

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Rankin

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Rankin

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mirrian

Rankin

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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