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Household of William Rankin (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rankin, born in 1846 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Rankin, born in 1847 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1871 in England), William (born 1873 in England), Mary Jane (born 1875 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Rankin's household

Male

William

Rankin

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Rankin

Wife
Female

Margaret

Rankin

Daughter
Male

William

Rankin

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Rankin

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Rankin

Daughter
Male

John

Rankin

Son
Female

Sarah

Rankin

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rankin

Head

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Elizabeth

Rankin

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Rankin

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

England

William

Rankin

Son

-

8

1873

England

Mary Jane

Rankin

Daughter

-

6

1875

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Rankin

Daughter

-

4

1877

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Rankin

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Rankin

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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