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Household of William Rankin (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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.

William Rankin and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rankin, born in 1837 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Rankin, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Mary G (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William J (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Edith W (born 1881 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Robert McAulay, born in 1854 in Garnkirk, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Rankin's household

Male

William

Rankin

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Rankin

Wife
Female

Mary G

Rankin

Daughter
Male

William J

Rankin

Son
Female

Edith W

Rankin

Daughter
Male

Robert

McAulay

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rankin

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Elizabeth

Rankin

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Mary G

Rankin

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William J

Rankin

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edith W

Rankin

Daughter

-

0

1881

Ireland

Robert

McAulay

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Garnkirk, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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