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Household of Joseph Rankin (born 1846, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, England

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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.

Joseph Rankin and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Rankin, born in 1846 in Finsbury, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Emma Rankin, born in 1849 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Charles A (born 1871 in Bow, Middlesex, England), Thomas H (born 1873 in Bow, Middlesex, England), Joseph E (born 1877 in Bow, Middlesex, England), William E (born 1878 in Bow, Middlesex, England) and Frederick E (born 1880 in Bow, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Sarah Langford, born in 1863 in Essex, England.


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Joseph Rankin's household

Male

Joseph

Rankin

Head
Female

Emma

Rankin

Wife
Male

Charles A

Rankin

Son
Male

Thomas H

Rankin

Son
Male

Joseph E

Rankin

Son
Male

William E

Rankin

Son
Male

Frederick E

Rankin

Son
Female

Sarah

Langford

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Rankin

Head

Married

35

1846

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Emma

Rankin

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Charles A

Rankin

Son

Single

10

1871

Bow, Middlesex, England

Thomas H

Rankin

Son

Single

8

1873

Bow, Middlesex, England

Joseph E

Rankin

Son

Single

4

1877

Bow, Middlesex, England

William E

Rankin

Son

Single

3

1878

Bow, Middlesex, England

Frederick E

Rankin

Son

Single

1

1880

Bow, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Langford

Servant

Single

18

1863

Essex, England

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