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Walter Beech Rankin 1888–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 September 1888

Birth Location: Smythesdale, Victoria, Australie

Death Date: 1951

Death Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australie

Father: Joseph Rankin

Mother: Mary Marrows

Spouse(s): Alice Rutherford

Children(s): Allan Rankin, Jack Rankin

In 1888, Walter Beech Rankin entered the world in Smythesdale, Victoria, Australie, born to Joseph David Rankin And Mary Ann Marrows. Walter Beech Rankin married Alice Maud Rutherford, and had children including Allan Walter Rankin, Jack Beech Rankin. Walter Beech Rankin passed away in 1951 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australie.

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Biography

  • In 1888, Walter Beech Rankin entered the world in Smythesdale, Victoria, Australie, born to Joseph David Rankin And Mary Ann Marrows.
  • Walter Beech Rankin married Alice Maud Rutherford, and had children including Allan Walter Rankin, Jack Beech Rankin.
  • Walter Beech Rankin passed away in 1951 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australie.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Rankin's Ancestors

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Walter Rankin
1888–1951
Birth Place: Smythesdale, Victoria, Australie
Parents
Joseph David Rankin
1817–1902
Newry, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Mary (Ann) Marrows
1849–1921
Kirton Fen, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Joseph Rankin
1788–
Eustace Street Presbyterian, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Eleanor Bell
1790–
Charles Marrows
1820–1853
Wyberton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Birch
1821–1895
Frampton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William 1
1730–1786
John Bell
1748–1812
Elizabeth Pentland
1752–1828
John Beech
1793–1861
Ann Jones
1791–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev Rankin
1688–1747
Mary Match)
1688–1747
Richard Bell
1695–1764
Anne Kirk
–1775

Walter Rankin's Descendants

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Walter (Beech) Rankin (5 September 1888–1951) m. Alice (Maud) Rutherford (abt 1896–27 May 1937)
  1. 1. Allan (Walter) Rankin 1920–1924
  2. 2. Jack (Beech) Rankin 1919– m. Kathleen Bragg 1919–2012

Walter Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1888
5 September 1888
Birth of Walter Beech Rankin in Smythesdale, Victoria, Australie
Smythesdale, Victoria, Australie
1951
1951
Age 63
Death of Walter Beech Rankin in Ballarat, Victoria, Australie
Ballarat, Victoria, Australie

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 September 1888
    Event Place: Smythesdale, Victoria, Australie
    Record Source:
    [1] Victoria, Australia, Divorce Records, 1860-1940, Public Records Office of Victoria (PROV); North Melbourne, Victoria
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Ballarat, Victoria, Australie
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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