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Donald Archibald Rankin 1892–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1892

Birth Location: Colac, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 1959

Death Location: Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia

Father: Dougald Rankin

Mother: Annie Lawes

Spouse(s): Victoria Plunkett

Children(s): Neil Rankin, Douglas Rankin, John Rankin

Donald Archibald Rankin was born in 1892 in Colac, Victoria, Australia, the child of Dougald Rankin And Annie Lawes. Donald Archibald Rankin married Victoria Mary Plunkett, and had children including Douglas Rankin, John Rankin, Neil Rankin. Donald Archibald Rankin passed away in 1959 in Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Donald Archibald Rankin was born in 1892 in Colac, Victoria, Australia, the child of Dougald Rankin And Annie Lawes.
  • Donald Archibald Rankin married Victoria Mary Plunkett, and had children including Douglas Rankin, John Rankin, Neil Rankin.
  • Donald Archibald Rankin passed away in 1959 in Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.

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Donald Rankin's Ancestors

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Donald Rankin
1892–1959
Birth Place: Colac, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Dougald Rankin
1863–1949
Larpent, Victoria, Australia
Annie Lawes
1863–1943
Colac, Colac Otway Shire, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
Malcolm Rankin
1837–1914
Sandbank, Argyllshire, Scotland
Mary McKenzie
1845–1926
Applecross, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Harry Lawes
1840–
Mary (Ann) Spencer
1844–
Great-Grandparents
Dugald Rankin
1814–1891
Janet Bell
1815–1843
John McKenzie
1811–1889
Jessie Tolmie
1815–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roderick McKenzie
1785–1855
Christina McRae
1787–1869
George Tolmie
1784–1861
Margaret McKay
1785–1855

Donald Rankin's Descendants

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Donald (Archibald) Rankin (1892–1959) m. Victoria (Mary) Plunkett (1893–1963)
  1. 1. Neil Rankin 1922–
  2. 2. Douglas Rankin 1920– m. Collins 1920–
  3. 3. John Rankin 1924–1977 m. Jean Morley 1925–

Donald Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1892
1892
Birth of Donald Archibald Rankin in Colac, Victoria, Australia
Colac, Victoria, Australia
1959
1959
Age 67
Death of Donald Archibald Rankin in Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1892
    Event Place: Colac, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia

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