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Household of John Rankin (born 1836, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rankin, born in 1836 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Rankin, born in 1838 in Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1864 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1866 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Georgina (born 1869 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and William (born 1878 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Rankin's household

Male

John

Rankin

Head
Female

Mary

Rankin

Wife
Male

James

Rankin

Son
Female

Jane

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Mary

Rankin

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Rankin

Son
Male

John

Rankin

Son
Male

William

Rankin

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rankin

Head

Married

45

1836

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Rankin

Wife

Married

43

1838

Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Rankin

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Rankin

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Georgina

Rankin

Daughter

-

12

1869

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Rankin

Daughter

-

10

1871

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

Rankin

Son

-

8

1873

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Rankin

Son

-

6

1875

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Rankin

Son

-

3

1878

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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