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Household of William Rankin (born 1827, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland (Western), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rankin, born in 1827 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Rankin, born in 1831 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1854 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1867 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1871 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1874 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Rankin's household

Male

William

Rankin

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Rankin

Wife
Female

Jane

Rankin

Daughter
Male

John

Rankin

Son
Male

Thomas

Rankin

Son
Male

Hugh

Rankin

Son
Male

James

Rankin

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Rankin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rankin

Head

Married

54

1827

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Rankin

Wife

Married

50

1831

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Rankin

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Rankin

Son

-

16

1865

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Rankin

Son

-

14

1867

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Rankin

Son

-

10

1871

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Rankin

Son

-

7

1874

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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