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Margaret Rankin 1848 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1848

Birth Location: Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 7-11-1917

Death Location: Kirkintillich, Dumbartone

Father: John Rankin

Mother: Margaret Macfarlane

Spouse(s): Gavin Alston

Children(s): John Alston, Margaret Alston, John Alston, Thomas Alston, Gavin Alston, Mary Alston, William Alston, Janet Alston, Isabella Alston

In 1848, Margaret Rankin entered the world in Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, born to John Rankin and Margaret Macfarlane. Margaret Rankin married Gavin Alston, and had children including John Alston, Margaret McFarlane Alston, John Alston, Thomas Pollock Alston, Gavin Alston, Mary Dawson Alston, William Dawson Alston, Janet ‘Jessie’ Rankin Alston, Isabella Dawson Alston. Margaret Rankin passed away in 1917 in Kirkintillich, Dumbartone.

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Biography

  • In 1848, Margaret Rankin entered the world in Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, born to John Rankin and Margaret Macfarlane.
  • Margaret Rankin married Gavin Alston, and had children including John Alston, Margaret McFarlane Alston, John Alston, Thomas Pollock Alston, Gavin Alston, Mary Dawson Alston, William Dawson Alston, Janet ‘Jessie’ Rankin Alston, Isabella Dawson Alston.
  • Margaret Rankin passed away in 1917 in Kirkintillich, Dumbartone.

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Margaret Rankin's Ancestors

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Margaret Rankin
1848 – 1917
Birth Place: Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Parents
John Rankin
1806 – 1875
Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, , Scotland
Margaret Macfarlane
1810 – 1877
Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
John McFarlane
1782 – 1873
Dumbarton, Scotland
Ann Morrison
1780 – 1826
Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Rankin's Descendants

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Margaret Rankin (1848 – 7-11-1917) m. Gavin Alston (1838 – 1 July 1902)
  1. 1. John Alston (1871 – May 1871)
  2. 2. Margaret (McFarlane) Alston (15 Jan 1874 – 1964)
  3. 3. John Alston (4 march 1876 – 5 March 1935) m. Alison (Hepburn) Watson (8 Mar 1876 – 2 Jun 1960)
    1. 1. Annette (Spearman Marshall Walker Watson) Alston (1-1-1900 – 1978)
    2. 2. Gavin Alston (12 feb 1901 – 11 May 1902)
    3. 3. Robert (Walker) Alston (29-3-1902 – 14 April 1903)
    4. 4. Margaret (Rankin) Alston (9 feb 1904 – 1973)
    5. 5. Alison (Watson) Alston (6 April 1905 – 10 Mar 1987)
    6. 6. Beatrice (Clugstone) Alston (15 December 1906 – 6 June 1989) m. Donald Lang (1907 – 3 February 1943) m. Samuel (James) HUTCHINSON (1917 – 1980)
      1. 1. Donald Lang (1927 – 1977)
      2. 2. John (Alston) Lang (1929 – 2002)
      3. 3. William (Alston) Lang (1930 – 1982)
      4. 4. Allison Lang (14 nov 1932 – 26 Jul 1997) m. John (Alan) Knight (1928 – 2005)
        1. 1. Alane Knight (06 10 1958 – )
        2. 2. Carole Knight (05 05 1961 – )
        3. 3. Joanne (Susan) Knight (1965 – )
      5. 5. Beatrice Lang (1938 – 2010)
      6. 6. Albert HUTCHINSON (1946 – 2014)
    7. 7. John Alston (20 nov 1908 – 1985)
    8. 8. May Alston (1911 – 1911)
    9. 9. William (watson) Alston (1912 – 1978)
  4. 4. Thomas (Pollock) Alston (27 Mar 1878 – 13 Oct 1947)
  5. 5. Gavin Alston (8 Jan 1880 – 20 Aug 1936)
  6. 6. Mary (Dawson) Alston (1882 – 08 Sep 1972)
  7. 7. William (Dawson) Alston (21 Oct 1884 – 1965)
  8. 8. Janet (‘Jessie’ Rankin) Alston (1886 – 1968)
  9. 9. Isabella (Dawson) Alston (abt 1891 – 1958)

Margaret Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1848
1848
Birth of Margaret Rankin in Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
1917
7-11-1917
Age 69
Death of Margaret Rankin in Kirkintillich, Dumbartone
Kirkintillich, Dumbartone

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7-11-1917
    Event Place: Kirkintillich, Dumbartone

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