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Thomas Rankin 1855–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1855

Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Sep 1921

Death Location: Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: John Rankin

Mother: Flora Mitchell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Frame

Children(s): James Rankin, Isabella Rankin, John Sr., Thomas Rankin, Elizabeth Rankin, Samuel Rankin

Thomas Rankin was born in 1855 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Rankin And Flora Mitchell. In 1861, Thomas Rankin resided in Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland. In 1871, Thomas Rankin resided in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland. Thomas Rankin married Elizabeth Frame, and had children including Elizabeth Frame Rankin, Isabella Rankin, James Rankin, John Frame Rankin Sr, Samuel Rankin, Thomas Rankin. Thomas Rankin passed away in 1921 in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Thomas Rankin was born in 1855 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Rankin And Flora Mitchell.
  • In 1861, Thomas Rankin resided in Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
  • In 1871, Thomas Rankin resided in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
  • Thomas Rankin married Elizabeth Frame, and had children including Elizabeth Frame Rankin, Isabella Rankin, James Rankin, John Frame Rankin Sr, Samuel Rankin, Thomas Rankin.
  • Thomas Rankin passed away in 1921 in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Rankin
1826–1909
Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Flora Mitchell
1826–1901
Birth Location: Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
FM

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Frame
1855–1930
Birth Location: Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
EF

Children(s)

James Rankin
1885–1938
Birth Location: Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JR
Isabella Rankin
1887–1950
Birth Location: Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
IR
John Sr.
1890–1956
Birth Location: Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
JS
Thomas Rankin
1894–1959
Birth Location: Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Rankin
1895–1925
Birth Location: Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
ER
Samuel Rankin
1908–1984
Birth Location: Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
SR

Thomas Rankin's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Rankin
1855–1921
Birth Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
John Rankin
1826–1909
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Flora Mitchell
1826–1901
Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas (Rankine Or) Rankin
1793–1872
Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Margaret Cockburn
1796–1885
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Laurence Cockburne
1753–1837
Margaret Allison
1753–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cockburne
1736–1795
Janet Wilson
1731–1816

Thomas Rankin's Descendants

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Thomas Rankin (20 May 1855–22 Sep 1921) m. Elizabeth Frame (2 Sep 1855–Bet. 1930–1940)
  1. 1. James Rankin 1885–1938 m. Margaret Graham 1884–1973
    1. 1. Thomas (James) Rankin 1914–1986 m. Helen (Madeline "Ellen") Larson 1919–1973 m. Ella (M.) Fontana 1916–2010
      1. 1. Madelyn (Joan) Rankin 1938–
    2. 2. Margaret (Harrie) Rankin 1911–1968 m. Christian (W) Spaltkoff 1904–1948
      1. 1. Susan (Ann) Spalthoff 1936–1999 m. Arthur (Joseph Belleville) Jr 1940–2016 m. Wendell (A) Smith 1937–2008
      2. 2. Margaret (Elizabeth) Spalthoff 1939–2010 m. Earl (Henry) Abare 1936–1985
      3. 3. Christian (James Spalthoff) (Carpenter) 1941–2007 m. Janet (Mary) Michalczyk 1940–2018
      4. 4. Joanne (Margaret) Spalthoff 1933–2015 m. Robert (Thomas) Reed 1931–1998
  2. 2. Isabella Rankin 1887–1950 m. Gillespie 1888–1969
    1. 1. Elizabeth Gillespie 1913–1998 m. Henry (T) Jorgensen 1912–1995
  3. 3. John (Frame Rankin) Sr. 1890–1956 m. Sophia (Chalmers) Biggar 1892–1978
    1. 1. Alexander (Biggar) Rankin 1915–2005 m. Edna (Lenore) MacOmber 1917–2006
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Frame) Rankin 1917–1991 m. Albert (Leroy) Blake 1919–1995
    3. 3. Margaret (Watson) Rankin 1919–1985 m. Wilfred Soucy 1915–
    4. 4. John (Frame Rankin) Jr 1924–2001 m. Eleanor (L) Dennett 1927–2009
    5. 5. James Rankin 1930–1987
  4. 4. Thomas Rankin 1894–1959
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Frame) Rankin 1895–1925 m. Arthur (Alphonse) Desrochers 1901–1967
  6. 6. Samuel Rankin 1908–1984

Thomas Rankin's Timeline

7 Records

1855
20 May 1855
Birth of Thomas Rankin in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 6
Thomas Rankin resided here in Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 16
Thomas Rankin resided here in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 36
Thomas Rankin resided here in Glasgow Inner High, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow Inner High, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 46
Thomas Rankin resided here in Glasgow St Mungo, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow St Mungo, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1920
1920
Age 65
Thomas Rankin resided here in Saco, York, Maine, USA
Saco, York, Maine, USA
1921
22 Sep 1921
Age 66
Death of Thomas Rankin in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1855
    Event Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Old Luce; ED: 2; Page: 15; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1861_148

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Leswalt; ED: 8; Page: 4; Line: 10; Roll: CSSCT1871_189

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Glasgow Inner High, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Inner High; ED: 46; Page: 7; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1891_250

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Glasgow St Mungo, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow St Mungo; ED: 61; Page: 27; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1901_275

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1909
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Saco, York, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1921
    Event Place: Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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