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Household of John Rankin (born 1858, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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 1858 in Dunlop, Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Rankin, born in 1860 in Doune, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1880 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Margaret (born 1866 in Old Kilpatrick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Jane (born 1866 in Ireland).


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John Rankin's household

Male

John

Rankin

Head
Female

Margaret

Rankin

Wife
Female

Margaret

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Nisbet

Boarder
Female

Jane

Boyle

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rankin

Head

Married

23

1858

Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Rankin

Wife

Married

21

1860

Doune, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Rankin

Daughter

-

1

1880

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Nisbet

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Old Kilpatrick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Boyle

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Ireland

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