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Gordon Murrie Balfour Rankin 1923–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1923

Birth Location: Edinburgh St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 30 Sep 2012

Death Location: Burgess Hill, Sussex, England

Father: Andrew Rankin

Mother: Marion Howatson

Spouse(s): Helen Peters

Children(s):

In 1923, Gordon Murrie Balfour Rankin entered the world in Edinburgh St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Andrew John Rankin And Marion Ellen Howatson. Gordon Murrie Balfour Rankin married Helen Craig Peters, and had children including Elizabeth L Rankin, Lynn H Rankin. Gordon Murrie Balfour Rankin passed away in 2012 in Burgess Hill, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1923, Gordon Murrie Balfour Rankin entered the world in Edinburgh St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Andrew John Rankin And Marion Ellen Howatson.
  • Gordon Murrie Balfour Rankin married Helen Craig Peters, and had children including Elizabeth L Rankin, Lynn H Rankin.
  • Gordon Murrie Balfour Rankin passed away in 2012 in Burgess Hill, Sussex, England.

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Gordon Rankin's Ancestors

Self
Gordon Rankin
1923–2012
Birth Place: Edinburgh St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Andrew John Rankin
1895–1965
Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Marion (Ellen) Howatson
1885–1964
Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
John Rankin
1864–1945
Baldoon, Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Jane) McLelland
1864–1935
Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Rankin
1833–1895
Elizabeth McCulloch
1827–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rankin
1793–1872
Margaret Cockburn
1796–1885

Gordon Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1923
19 Apr 1923
Birth of Gordon Murrie Balfour Rankin in Edinburgh St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland
2012
30 Sep 2012
Age 89
Death of Gordon Murrie Balfour Rankin in Burgess Hill, Sussex, England
Burgess Hill, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1923
    Event Place: Edinburgh St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1142; Item: 24
    [2] UK, Outward Passenger Lists
    [3] U.S., Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports; NAI Number: 3000080; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record
    [4] England and Wales, Death Index, 2007-2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1142; Item: 24
    [2] U.S., Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports; NAI Number: 3000080; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 08 Jul 1938
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Outward Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Montréal, Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1142; Item: 24

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sep 2012
    Event Place: Burgess Hill, Sussex, England
    Record Source: England and Wales, Death Index, 2007-2013

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