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Household of John Rankin (born 1853, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rankin, born in 1853 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina Rankin, born in 1856 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Christina D (born 1877 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret S (born 1879 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John Crawford, born in 1858 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Rankin's household

Male

John

Rankin

Head
Female

Christina

Rankin

Wife
Female

Christina D

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Margaret S

Rankin

Daughter
Male

John

Crawford

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rankin

Head

Married

28

1853

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Rankin

Wife

Married

25

1856

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Christina D

Rankin

Daughter

-

4

1877

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret S

Rankin

Daughter

-

2

1879

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Crawford

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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