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Household of John Rankin (born 1847, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cranston, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rankin, born in 1847 in Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Rankin, born in 1849 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes (born 1865 in Midlothian, Scotland), Frank (born 1871 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland), Hugh (born 1879 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jean (born 1881 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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John Rankin's household

Male

John

Rankin

Head
Female

Jane

Rankin

Wife
Female

Agnes

Rankin

Daughter
Male

Frank

Rankin

Son
Male

William

Rankin

Son
Male

Hugh

Rankin

Son
Female

Jean

Rankin

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rankin

Head

Married

34

1847

Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Rankin

Wife

Married

32

1849

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Rankin

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Midlothian, Scotland

Frank

Rankin

Son

-

10

1871

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Rankin

Son

-

8

1873

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

Hugh

Rankin

Son

-

2

1879

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

Jean

Rankin

Daughter

-

0

1881

Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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