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Margaret Rankin 1818–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1818

Birth Location: Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Death Date: 31 Dec 1855

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Thomas Rankin

Mother: Margaret Cockburn

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Margaret Wilson

In 1818, Margaret Rankin entered the world in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland, born to Thomas Rankine Or Rankin And Margaret Cockburn. Margaret Rankin married George Wilson, and had children including Margaret Wilson. Margaret Rankin passed away in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1818, Margaret Rankin entered the world in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland, born to Thomas Rankine Or Rankin And Margaret Cockburn.
  • Margaret Rankin married George Wilson, and had children including Margaret Wilson.
  • Margaret Rankin passed away in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Rankin
1793–1872
Birth Location: Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland
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Margaret Cockburn
1796–1885
Birth Location: Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Wilson
1850–1918
Birth Location: Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Margaret Rankin's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Rankin
1818–1855
Birth Place: Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Rankine Or Rankin
1793–1872
Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Margaret Cockburn
1796–1885
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Laurence Cockburne
1753–1837
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret (Allason Or) Allison
1753–1840
Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Cockburne
1736–1795
Janet Wilson
1731–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Cockburne
1698–1766
Elizabeth Gibson
1698–

Margaret Rankin's Descendants

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Margaret Rankin (1818–31 Dec 1855)
  1. 1. Margaret Wilson 1850–1918 m. James Beattie 1850–1902
    1. 1. Alexander Wilson 1866–1941 m. Mary (Jane) Lindsay 1859–1906
      1. 1. James (Beattie) Wilson 1891–1965 m. Jessie (Cruickshanks) Todd 1900–1960
        1. 1. Susan (Trainer) Wilson 1923–2013 m. George (Robert) Emery 1919–2006
        2. 2. John (Lockhead) Wilson 1925–2000
      2. 2. William (Lindsay) Wilson 1893–1967
      3. 3. John (Lochhead) Wilson 1889–
      4. 4. Peter (Bennoch) Wilson 1902–1982
      5. 5. Mary (Jane Lindsay) Wilson 1904–1978 m. Alexander (Knight) Brockie 1904–1983
      6. 6. Maggie (Beattie) Wilson 1894–1894
    2. 2. Mary Beattie 1885–1967 m. George (Dick) Grant 1876–1956
      1. 1. Margaret (Beattie) Grant 1917–2012 m. Douglas (Peter) Cameron 1917–2000
    3. 3. John Beattie 1868–1941 m. Jeanie ("Jane") Cumming 1870–1934
      1. 1. Sarah (Cumming) Beattie 1899–1981
      2. 2. Margaret (Wilson "Meg") Beattie 1902–1989
      3. 3. Mary ("May") Beattie 1904–1991
      4. 4. James (Hugh Cumming "Jimmy") Beattie 1907–1968 m. Margaret (Helen) Conlan 1909–2001
        1. 1. Elizabeth Beattie 1948–2015
        2. 2. Margaret Beattie 1937–2012 m. Charles McNally 1931–2010
        3. 3. John Beattie 1941–1971
      5. 5. Grace Beattie 1911–1991 m. Robert McNaughton 1905–1960
    4. 4. Agnes (McLeary) Beattie 1870–1939 m. Alexander Provan 1873–1950
      1. 1. Mary (Cleland) Provan 1899–1960 m. John (Morrison) McGee 1897–
        1. 1. Agnes (Beattie Provan) McGee 1921–1996
        2. 2. Mary (Provan) McGee 1926–1988
      2. 2. Agnes (Beattie) Provan 1907–1908
      3. 3. Sarah Beattie 1891–1914 m. Alexander Ferguson 1880–
      4. 4. James (Beattie) Provan 1904–1924 m. Jessie Cunningham 1904–
    5. 5. James Beattie 1873–1955 m. Annie (Hall) Clark 1880–1936
    6. 6. William Beattie 1875– m. Rosanna Lennon 1883–
    7. 7. Margaret Beattie 1876–1933 m. Ebenezer (Redshaw Johnson) Mitchison 1872–1908 m. James (Turnbull) Wastle 1878–1957
      1. 1. James (Beattie) Mitchison 1899–1962 m. Lilian ("Lily") Donaldson 1900–1990
        1. 1. James (Donald) Mitchison 1931–2015
      2. 2. Ebenezer (Redshaw Johnson) Mitchison 1900–1965 m. Elizabeth (May (Stella)) Thirlaway 1903–1971
        1. 1. Edward (Robert) Mitchison 1922–1974
        2. 2. James (Wastle) Mitchison 1925–1990 m. Peggy (Elizabeth) Lankston 1927–1973
        3. 3. Margaret (E) Mitchison 1929–1933
      3. 3. Margaret (Beattie "Beattie") Mitchison 1903–1972 m. John (George) Prosser 1900–1965 m. James Butcher 1896–
    8. 8. Grace Beattie 1880–1915
      1. 1. Jessie (Shaw) Beattie 1906–1965 m. Thomas (Denison) Gibson 1902–1977
    9. 9. Andrew Beattie 1887–1960 m. Annie (Mary) Mulvenna 1882–1957
      1. 1. Agnes (Provan) Beattie 1918–1976 m. David Webster 1914–1984
        1. 1. Isabella (Fairlie) Webster 1938–2016
      2. 2. Margaret Beattie 1909–
      3. 3. Mary Beattie 1911–1926
    10. 10. Thomas Beattie 1890–1974 m. Jane McLean 1890–1961
      1. 1. Jeanie (Wilson) Beattie 1921–1930
      2. 2. James Beattie 1916–
      3. 3. Thomas Beattie 1918–
      4. 4. Mary Beattie 1921–
    11. 11. George Beattie 1883–1956 m. Marion (Donaldson) Blackhall 1886–1970
      1. 1. James Beattie 1918–1920
      2. 2. Marion (Donaldson) Beattie 1915–1968 m. Tomasso Marandola 1917–2006
      3. 3. Margaret Beattie 1910–1980 m. Charles (Wagstaff) Smith 1912–1972
      4. 4. Jessie Beattie 1908–1985
      5. 5. Thomasina Beattie 1913–1974 m. James (Law) MacKie 1908–1970
        1. 1. David MacKie 1935–1972
      6. 6. Mary Beattie 1923–1982 m. Joseph (MacKenzie) Heaney 1921–1972
    12. 12. Mary Beattie 1879–1881

Margaret Rankin's Timeline

3 Records

1818
1818
Birth of Margaret Rankin in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1818
29 Aug 1818
Margaret Rankin was baptized in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1855
31 Dec 1855
Age 37
Death of Margaret Rankin in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1818
    Event Place: Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1855
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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