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Household of Thomas Rankin (born 1843, Stirlingshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, Lanarkshire, 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.
Thomas Rankin and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Rankin, born in 1843 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Rankin, born in 1845 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1868 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Alexander S (born 1871 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary M (born 1876 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Barbara (born 1878 in Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Daughter, Janet (born 1862 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas's Father-In-Law, Alexander (born 1822 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Thomas's Sister-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
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Thomas Rankin's household
Thomas
Rankin
Head
Janet
Rankin
Wife
James
Rankin
Son
Alexander S
Rankin
Son
Thomas
Rankin
Son
Mary M
Rankin
Daughter
Barbara
Rankin
Daughter
Janet
Steele
Step Daughter
Alexander
Steele
Father-In-Law
Elizabeth
Steele
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Rankin |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Rankin | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Rankin | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
James | Rankin | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Alexander S | Rankin | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Thomas | Rankin | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary M | Rankin | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Barbara | Rankin | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Steele | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Steele | Father-In-Law | Widower | 59 | 1822 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Steele | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
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