RANKINE, Thomas Jr.

1803 - 1876  (73 years)

• Name	RANKINE, Thomas
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	1803	Kincardine, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Abt 1818	Stirling, Scotland
  	Apprentice at a bakery in Stirling Scotland for four year for food and lodging.
  Emigration	1822
  	Came to St. john when he was 19
  Occupation	1822
  	Worked with a baker doing business on Coopers alley, now Church street fr a schilling a day with board and lodging.
  Occupation	1824
  	Went to work for himself on Mill street where he eventually established T. Rankine and sons bisquit factory. This business remained and grew throughout the next several decades. Mill street is now called Main street.
  Anecdote	1844
  	Machinery was introduced to the bisquit factory.
  Reference Number	2400
  Residence	Between 1869 and 1870
  	Thomas Rankine Sr. lived on Mill St. #6 next to the bakery. his sons lived on Hazen Steet north of Dorchester.
  _UID	6AC25D5164D040689E4147DA061DF0AA7395
  Death	1876
  Person ID	I2365	MARTINPRUITT
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	RANKINE, Thomas,   b. Abt 1770, Scotland d. 20 Dec 1854, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Davidson, Margaret,   b. Abt 1774, Scotland d. 18 Nov 1846, St. John, New Brunswick, Cananda (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Janet,   b. 1802   d. 1846 (Age 44 years)
  Children	1. RANKINE, Thomas Alexander,   b. 8 Jan 1825   d. Yes, date unknown   2. RANKINE, Alexander,   b. 1830, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada d. 5 May 1900 (Age 70 years)   3. RANKINE, Elizabeth,   b. 1831   d. 2 Oct 1868 (Age 37 years)   4. RANKINE, James,   b. 1833   d. 1859 (Age 26 years)   5. RANKINE, Mary,   b. 1836   d. 30 Dec 1858 (Age 22 years)   6. RANKINE, Grace,   b. 1841   d. 11 Jun 1842 (Age 1 year)   7. RANKINE, Ann,   b. 1845   d. 7 Mar 1846 (Age 1 year)   8. RANKINE, Janet   d. Yes, date unknown   9. RANKINE, Margaret   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2021

  
  

  Children	1. RANKINE, William,   b. 1849   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1803 - Kincardine, Scotland Occupation - Apprentice at a bakery in Stirling Scotland for four year for food and lodging. - Abt 1818 - Stirling, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S89] SJ History, From "St. John its Business, a history of St. John by Hannay, J. (1875) (Reliability: 2).