Brief Life History of Janet
When Janet Rankin was born on 2 April 1841, in Logie, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Andrew Rankine, was 45 and her mother, Helen Watson, was 43. She married Andrew Rankine on 24 June 1870, in Edinburgh, Scotland. She lived in Saint George, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1891 and Newington, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1901. She died on 27 March 1910, in Morningside, Midlothian, Scotland, at the age of 68, and was buried in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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- Janet Ranken in household of George Ferguson, "Scotland Census, 1861"
- Janet Rankin, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Janet Rankin, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1843 · The Disruption in the Church of Scotland
The Disruption of 1843 was a division within the Church of Scotland, which 474 evangelical ministers of the Church broke away from the Church to form the Free Church of Scotland. They didn’t reject the principles of the Church of Scotland but were trying to establish a purer version of the Church without the King or Parliament being its head. It had huge effects not only within the Church of Scotland, but also with Scottish civic life.
1868 · The Representation of the people (Scotland) Act 1868
The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 was passed by Parliament and allowed for the creation of seven additional Scottish seats in the House of Commons. Along with the seats, Two University constituencies were created. These each returned one member to Parliament.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: from Middle English Ran(d)kin, a diminutive of Ran(d), a pet form of the personal name Ran(d)ulf. See Rand , Randolph , Randall . This name was brought to Northern Ireland (Derry) from Scotland in the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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