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Household of John Rankin (born 1824, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glencoe & Ballachulish, 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 1824 in Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Rankin, born in 1831 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Marjory (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1868 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1872 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Catherine (born 1861 in -) and John's Lodger, Alexander (born 1818 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John Rankin's household

Male

John

Rankin

Head
Female

Janet

Rankin

Wife
Female

Marjory

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Rankin

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Rankin

Son
Female

Christina

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Marquis

Servant
Male

Alexander

Rankin

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
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

57

1824

Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

Rankin

Wife

Married

50

1831

Invernessshire, Scotland

Marjory

Rankin

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Rankin

Daughter

-

13

1868

Argyllshire, Scotland

Alexander

Rankin

Son

-

11

1870

Argyllshire, Scotland

Christina

Rankin

Daughter

-

9

1872

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

Marquis

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

-

Alexander

Rankin

Lodger

Unmarried

63

1818

Argyllshire, Scotland

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