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Dorothy Rankin 1915–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1915

Birth Location: Montreal Quebec Canada

Death Date: 1987

Death Location: Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada

Father: Wilfred Ashen

Mother: Beatrice Ashen

Spouse(s): John Rankin

Children(s): Catherine Kelly

The story of Dorothy Rankin began in 1915 in Montreal Quebec Canada. In 1940, Dorothy Rankin resided in Saint-Denis, Québec, Canada. Dorothy Rankin married John Rankin, and had children including Catherine Ruth Kelly. Dorothy Rankin passed away in 1987 in Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Rankin began in 1915 in Montreal Quebec Canada.
  • In 1940, Dorothy Rankin resided in Saint-Denis, Québec, Canada.
  • Dorothy Rankin married John Rankin, and had children including Catherine Ruth Kelly.
  • Dorothy Rankin passed away in 1987 in Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Rankin's Ancestors

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Dorothy Rankin
1915–1987
Birth Place: Montreal Quebec Canada
Parents
Wilfred Ashen
1886–
Hackney, London
Beatrice Ashen
1891–
Small Hythe Tenterden England
Grandparents
Stephen Ashen
1845–1906
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Rebecca Ashen
1842–1918
Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Charles Bourner
1869–
Small Hythe, Kent, England
Julia Bourner
1870–
Small Hythe, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Ashen
1812–1882
Louisa Taylor
1815–1889
William Beard
1813–1887
Sophia Watson
1813–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Taylor
1777–1853
Martha Abbott
1780–1847
William Beard
1787–1830
Martha Wilson
1789–1890

Dorothy Rankin's Descendants

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Dorothy Rankin (1915–1987) m. John Rankin (1906–1982)
  1. 1. Catherine (Ruth) Kelly 1940–2011

Dorothy Rankin's Timeline

3 Records

1915
1915
Birth of Dorothy Rankin in Montreal Quebec Canada
Montreal Quebec Canada
1940
1940
Age 25
Dorothy Rankin resided here in Saint-Denis, Québec, Canada
Saint-Denis, Québec, Canada
1987
1987
Age 72
Death of Dorothy Rankin in Canada
Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Montreal Quebec Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Saint-Denis, Québec, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1987
    Event Place: Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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