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Household of William Rankine (born 1831, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 Rankine and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rankine, born in 1831 in Inch, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Rankine, born in 1828 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1851 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Granddaughter, Mary Rankine, born in 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Rankine's household

Male

William

Rankine

Head
Female

Helen

Rankine

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Rankine

Daughter
Female

Helen

Rankine

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Rankine

Daughter
Female

Mary

Rankine

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Rankine
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rankine

Head

Married

50

1831

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Helen

Rankine

Wife

Married

53

1828

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Rankine

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Helen

Rankine

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Rankine

Daughter

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Rankine

Granddaughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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