Harrower Family Tree » John Rankin (1763-1839)

Personal data John Rankin 

Sources 1, 2
  • He was born on January 1, 1763 in Wardneuk Farm, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.Sources 1, 2
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1800 Farmer in Cookston, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 3
    • in the year 1803 Farmer, Birth of eighth child, Son Mathew.Source 4
    • in the year 1807 Farmer in Wardlaw, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 5
    • in the year 1796 Farmer. Birth of daughter Helen, second daughter & fifth child.Source 6
    • between 1797 and 1798 Farmer at Cookston in Cookston, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 7
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1800: Cookston, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 3
    • in the year 1807: Wardlaw, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 5
    • in the year 1834: Wardneuk Farm, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 1
    • in the year 1835: Wardneuk Farm, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 8
    • in the year 1810: Wardneuk Farm, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 9
    • in the year 1789: Cookston, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 10
      1797-1798
    • between 1797 and 1798: Cookston, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 7
  • (Rolls of Male Heads of Families) in the year 1834 in Wardneuk Farm, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 1
  • (Rolls of Male Heads of Families) in the year 1835 in Wardneuk Farm, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 8
  • He died on September 12, 1839 in Wardneuk Farm, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, he was 76 years old.Source 11
  • A child of John Rankin and Elisabeth Burnet

Household of John Rankin

He is married to Jean Galt.

They got married on May 17, 1788 at Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland, he was 25 years old.Source 12


Child(ren):

  1. David Rankin  1810-1891 
  2. Agnes Rankin  1805-1877 
  3. Elizabeth Rankin  1794-????
  4. James Rankin  1791-????
  5. John Rankin  1789-????
  6. William Rankin  1793-< 1800
  7. Helen Rankin  1796-????
  8. Mathew Rankin  1803-????
  9. Robert Rankin  1807-????
  10. William Rankin  1800-????
  11. Jean Rankin  1798-????


Notes about John Rankin

1. 3rd child of John Rankin, Farmer in Wardneuk and Elizabeth Burnet.

2. Marriage banns posted in Kilmarnock 26 April 1788.

3. Closer examination of the Farm Horse Tax in 1797-1798, finds a John Rankin, Cookston, and a John Rankin, Wardneuk. John in Cookston ties in with where his family were born. The John Rankin in Wardneuk would be 72 years of age. There is no likely record of death.

4. (see 5) It is not known where Cookston Farm is, although there is a Cockstone Farm North. of Kilbirnie, (55.7911° N, 6816° W). As William Rankin, b 1800, birth was registered at Kilmarnock, this farm is unlikely to be the correct one. (7th child of John Rankin Farmer in Cookston and Jean Galt)

5. From the map at NLS (see weblinks) there is a Cookston north of Kilmarnock, near Wardneuk Farm.

6. RANKINE, JOHN, JOHN RANKINE/ELIZABETH BURNET, CHILD 3, Male, b. 01/01/1763, 597/ 20 291, Kilmarnock

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Rankin

John Rankin
± 1677-????
Sarah Finlay
± 1684-????
Mathew Burnet
± 1713-????
Agnes Cuthbertson
????-
John Rankin
1724-????

John Rankin
1763-1839

1788

Jean Galt
1765-1842

David Rankin
1810-1891
Agnes Rankin
1805-1877
Elizabeth Rankin
1794-????
James Rankin
1791-????
John Rankin
1789-????
William Rankin
1793-< 1800
Helen Rankin
1796-????
Mathew Rankin
1803-????
Robert Rankin
1807-????
William Rankin
1800-????
Jean Rankin
1798-????

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    1. Rolls of Male Heads of Families, 1834 John Rankin Wardneuk Farm, Kilmarnock Male Heads of families 1834 (NRS Reference: CH2/1252/10 pp. 76-85)
      Rolls of Male Heads of Families
      In 1834, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland passed the Veto Act, removing the absolute right of landowners to appoint ministers to their parish. The Act gave male heads of families who were communicants with the parish the right to veto the appointment of a new minister if a majority of them objected. To this end, the Assembly instructed kirk sessions to draw up rolls of the male heads of families in each parish. We have transcribed the surviving rolls, and are publishing them here. They are significant as they pre-date the earliest nominal census, which took place in 1841.
    2. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Births and Baptisms, 1763 RANKINE, JOHN (Old Parish Registers Births 597/ 20 291 Kilmarnock)
      01/01/1763 RANKINE, JOHN (Old Parish Registers Births 597/ 20 291 Kilmarnock)
      Kilmarnock 1763 Births and Baptisms.
      John Rankine, 3 child of John Rankine Farmer in Wardneuk & Elizabeth Burnet his wife was born January 1st 1763
    3. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Births and Baptisms, 1800 RANKIN, WILLIAM (Old Parish Registers Births 597/ 30 475 Kilmarnock)
      23/11/1800 RANKIN, WILLIAM (Old Parish Registers Births 597/ 30 475 Kilmarnock)
      Births and Baptisms - Nov - 1800
      Rankin.
      William - seventh child of John Rankin, Farmer in Cookston, and Jean Galt his wife - was born Nov10th 1800 & baptised Nov. 23rd 1800
    4. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Births and Baptisms, 1803 RANKIN, MATTHEW (Old Parish Registers Births 597/ 40 35 Kilmarnock)
      08/04/1803 RANKIN, MATTHEW (Old Parish Registers Births 597/ 40 35 Kilmarnock)
      Births April 1803
      Rankine. Mathew 8th child of John Rankin Farmer & Jean Galt spouses was born 8th April 1803
    5. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Births and Baptisms, 1807 RANKIN, ROBERT (Old Parish Registers Births 597/ 40 131 Kilmarnock)
      15/11/1807 RANKIN, ROBERT (Old Parish Registers Births 597/ 40 131 Kilmarnock)
      Rankin.
      Robert 10th child of John Rankin farmer in Wardlaw and Jean Galt sp. born Nov'r 15th 1807
    6. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Births and Baptisms, 1796 RANKIN, HELEN (Old Parish Registers Births 597/ 30 376 Kilmarnock)
      1796 RANKIN, HELEN (Old Parish Registers Births 597/ 30 376 Kilmarnock)
      Kilmarnock 1796 Baptisms
      Rankin
      Helen Rankin Second daughter & fifth child of John Rankin farmer and Jean Galt his wife born 13 August 1796 and baptized 21st August 1796
      by Wm. Mackinlay
    7. Scotlands Places, 1797 Farm Horse Tax 1797-1798, Volume 01 Volume 1 contains farm horse tax information on the following counties: Aberdeenshire, Argyll, Ayrshire, and Banffshire. John Rankine, Cookston, 2 Horses John Rankine, Wardneuk, 2 Horses


      Masters/mistresses names Number of horses Horses liable in duty Horses not liable Duty
      Kilmarnock Brot [Brought] forward 122 113 9 £11.6.0
      James Steven Crookedholm 1 1 £0.2.0
      Thomas Steven Crookedholm 1 1 £0.2.0
      John Paterson Struthers 3 3 £0.6.0
      Thomas Walker Newmiln 3 3 £0.6.0
      John Willock Holehousemuir 2 2 £0.4.0
      Thomas Stevenson Silverwood 4 4 £0.8.0
      William Dickie Holms 1 1 £0.2.0
      John Wilson Burnbrae 1 1 £0.2.0
      Hugh Gebbie Dykeneuck 3 3 £0.6.0
      John Cuthbertson Thirdpart 2 2 £0.4.0
      John Wilson Croftfoot 2 2 £0.4.0
      William Steven Loanfoot 2 2 £0.4.0
      George Baird Blairston 1 1 £0.2.0
      Robert Raeside Westmuir 2 2 £0.4.0
      John McNeight Westmuir 1 1 £0.2.0
      William Gilmour Rumpies 1 1 £0.2.0
      Robert Stewart Knockinglaw 2 2 £0.4.0
      George Galt Top Unthank 2 2 £0.4.0
      John Rankine Cookston 2 2 £0.4.0
      William Morton Unthank 4 4 £0.8.0
      William Cuthbertson Knockinlaw 1 1 £0.2.0
      John Rankine Wardneuck 2 2 £0.4.0
      Robert Dunlop in Beansburn 1 1 £0.2.0
      William Hunter Hillhead 2 2 £0.4.0
      Mr Corbet in Hillhead 2 2 £0.4.0
      Alexander Lamont Unthank 1 1 £0.2.0
      John Carse Meicklewood 1 1 £0.2.0
      William Alexander Craighall 2 2 £0.4.0
      John Montgomerie Southcraig 3 2 1 £0.4.0
      James Thomson North Craig 3 2 1 £0.4.0
      James Gilmour in Dunnings 3 2 1 £0.4.0
      Carried forward 183 171 12 £17.2.0
    8. Rolls of Male Heads of Families, 1835 John Rankin, Wardneuk Farm, Kilmarnock Male Heads of families 1835 (NRS Reference: CH2/1252/10 pp. 113-122)
      Rolls of Male Heads of Families
      In 1834, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland passed the Veto Act, removing the absolute right of landowners to appoint ministers to their parish. The Act gave male heads of families who were communicants with the parish the right to veto the appointment of a new minister if a majority of them objected. To this end, the Assembly instructed kirk sessions to draw up rolls of the male heads of families in each parish. We have transcribed the surviving rolls, and are publishing them here. They are significant as they pre-date the earliest nominal census, which took place in 1841.
    9. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Births and Baptisms, 1810 RANKIN, DAVID (Old Parish Registers Births 597/ 40 176 Kilmarnock)
      12/05/1810 RANKIN, DAVID (Old Parish Registers Births 597/ 40 176 Kilmarnock)
      April & May Births 1810. Kilmarnock
      Rankin. David 11th child of John Rankin Farmer in Wardnewk & Jean Galt spouses was born 12th May 1810
    10. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Births and Baptisms, 1789 RANKINE, JOHN (Old Parish Registers Births 597/ 30 260 Kilmarnock)
      1789 RANKINE, JOHN (Old Parish Registers Births 597/ 30 260 Kilmarnock)
      Kilmarnock 1789 Baptisms
      John Rankine first son & first child of John Rankine Cookstown and Jean Galt spouses their first marriage born 14th June 1789 & baptized 18th June 1789 by Mr. McKinlay
    11. Scotlands People - Wills and Testaments, 1839 Rankin, John Inventory, (Ref SC6/44/10, Ayr Sherrif court inventories) https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/view-image/nrs_wills_testaments/730862?return_row=18
      Inventory – John Rankin

      At Ayr the fifth day of November one thousand eight hundred & forty years. Compeared John Sturrock writer in Kilmarnock who produced inventory of the personal Estate of the deceased John Rankin after designed and of which inventory the tenor follows.-

      Inventory of the personal estate of the deceased, John Rankin late Farmer in Wardneuk in parish of Kilmarnock, who died there upon the twelfth day of September, Eighteen hundred and thirtynine years-

      Cash and banknotes found in defuncts house at the time of his death 92,,05,,06_

      Value of the deceased’s stock, crops, Agricultural implements,
      Dairy utensils, and household furniture conform to inventory and
      Valuation under the hand of James Browning,
      Appraiser dated 30th October 1839 674,,04,,00_

      Amount of Account due to the deceased by John Craig Pollocks haws 11,,14,,00_
      ___________
      £778,,03,,06_

      Sum of the inventory Seven hundred and seventy eight pounds, three shillings and six pence Sterling (signed, David Rankin, Will Eaton – At Kilmarnock the fifth day of November Eighteen hundred and forty years in presence of William Eaton Esquire, Commissary Depute of the Commissarial of Ayrshire Compeare David Rankin Farmer in Wardneuk, in the parish of Kilmarnock, son and executor dative qua nearest in kin of the deceased, John Rankin late farmer there and the said David Rankin solemnly sworn and examined Depones that the said John Rankin his father died at Wardneuk aforesaid upon the twelfth day of September, Eighteen hundred and thirty nine years and the deponent has entered upon the possession and management of his personal estate as executor dative qua nearest in kin decerned to him by the said Commissary Depute upon the first day of October last that the deponent does not know of any settlement or writing executed by the deceased relative to the disposal of his personal estate or any part of them- that the foregoing Inventory which is signed by the Deponent and the said Commissary Depute as relative hereto is a full and true Inventory of all the personal or moveable Estate and effects of the said deceased John Rankin wheresoever situated already recovered or known to the deponent to be existing belonging or due to him beneficially at the time of his death And that the said Estate situate(d) in Scotland is above the value of six hundred pounds and under the value of eight hundred pounds Sterling. All which is with as the Deponent shall answer to God, (signed, David Rankin, Will Eaton

      Written by Chas Lockhart Collated by Illegible
    12. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Banns and Marriages, 1788 RANKIN, JOHN, JANE GALT. (Old Parish Registers Marriages 584/ 10 289 Craigie) https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/view-image/nrs_opr_records/8315386?image=289&return_row=1 26/04/1788 RANKINE, JOHN, JANE GALT (Old Parish Registers Marriages 597/ 60 53 Kilmarnock) https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/view-image/nrs_opr_records/8143663?image=53&return_row=2
      17/05/1788 RANKIN, JOHN JANE GALT (Old Parish Registers Marriages 584/ 10 289 Craigie)
      Craigie 1788 Marriages.
      John Rankin parish of Kilmk. and Jane Galt here entered their names for procln. of Banns 17 May

      https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/view-image/nrs_opr_records/8315386?image=289&return_row=1

      26/04/1788 RANKINE, JOHN, JANE GALT (Old Parish Registers Marriages 597/ 60 53 Kilmarnock)
      Kilmarnock 1788 Marriages.
      Rankine 26th April 1788 John Rankine in this parish & Jean Galt in the parish of Craigie after lawful proclamation were married

      https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/view-image/nrs_opr_records/8143663?image=53&return_row=2

    Historical events

    Birthday January 1, 1763

    • The temperature on January 1, 1763 was about -5 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: sneeuw zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1763: Source: Wikipedia
      • February 10 » French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain.
      • May 7 » Pontiac's War begins with Pontiac's attempt to seize Fort Detroit from the British.
      • May 9 » The Siege of Fort Detroit begins during Pontiac's War against British forces.
      • August 5 » Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run: British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run.
      • September 1 » Catherine II of Russia endorses Ivan Betskoy's plans for a Foundling Home in Moscow.
      • December 2 » Dedication of the Touro Synagogue, in Newport, Rhode Island, the first synagogue in what will become the United States.

    Day of marriage May 17, 1788

    • The temperature on May 17, 1788 was about 14.0 °C. There was 66 mm of rainWind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1788: Source: Wikipedia
      • April 28 » Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution.
      • May 8 » King Louis XVI of France attempts to impose the reforms of Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne by abolishing the parlements.
      • June 21 » New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
      • July 25 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completes his Symphony No. 40 in G minor (K550).
      • July 26 » New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States.
      • September 13 » The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital.

    Day of death September 12, 1839

    • The temperature on September 12, 1839 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen onweer. Source: KNMI
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1839: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
      • January 9 » The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process.
      • March 26 » The first Henley Royal Regatta is held.
      • July 3 » The first state normal school in the United States, the forerunner to today's Framingham State University, opens in Lexington, Massachusetts with three students.
      • August 23 » The United Kingdom captures Hong Kong as a base as it prepares for the First Opium War with Qing China.
      • September 5 » The United Kingdom declares war on the Qing dynasty of China.
      • September 9 » John Herschel takes the first glass plate photograph.
    

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