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Household of John Rankin (born 1839, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strontian, Argyllshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rankin, born in 1839 in Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Rankin, born in 1847 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Allan (born 1872 in Argyllshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Flora (born 1879 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father, Duncan Rankin, born in 1811 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John Rankin's household

Male

John

Rankin

Head
Female

Ann

Rankin

Wife
Male

Duncan

Rankin

Father
Male

Allan

Rankin

Son
Male

James

Rankin

Son
Male

Alexander

Rankin

Son
Female

Flora

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Mary

Rankin

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rankin

Head

Married

42

1839

Argyllshire, Scotland

Ann

Rankin

Wife

Married

34

1847

Argyllshire, Scotland

Duncan

Rankin

Father

Widower

70

1811

Argyllshire, Scotland

Allan

Rankin

Son

-

9

1872

Argyllshire, Scotland

James

Rankin

Son

-

7

1874

Argyllshire, Scotland

Alexander

Rankin

Son

-

5

1876

Argyllshire, Scotland

Flora

Rankin

Daughter

-

2

1879

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Rankin

Daughter

-

1

1880

Argyllshire, Scotland

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