Confused- Rankin or Harrison

[geno]

On the LDS site she is listed as a servant aged 7 on the 1861 census. Rather strange
Research along these lines might reveal a Harrison connection

Has anyone had any luck persuing this. I can only find it on the LDS site.

[Coromandel]

Has anyone had any luck persuing this. I can only find it on the LDS site.

This Jane's surname is transcribed as RANKLIN on FMP though original says RANKIN.
RG 9/3760, f.8, p.11

P.S. She is shown as daughter of the head of the household (John Rankin), and born Nettlesworth, Durham.

[geno]

There is also another Jane on familysearch, her surname is spelt Ranken a servant in Lanchester, Durham.

[Coromandel]

There is also another Jane on familysearch, her surname is spelt Ranken a servant in Lanchester, Durham.

FMP has a Jane RANKEN at RG 9/3734 f.65 p.21
but her surname looks more like PARKER to me.

[geno]

Yes your right, found her on ancestry transcibed as Parker.

[geno]

Looking for possible John Harrisons, there is a John in Middlesbrough who was having children wife a Martha from around 1845 untill about 1857. I've found Martha and family in the 1851 census he is absent and she is listed as a Ship captains wife and again in the 1861 census he is absent and she is a Mariners wife. But no sign of a Jane.

[geno]

Also another John Harrison whos from East Harlsey living in Middlesbrough, in 1861 he is working as a Keelman. However,searching for Hugh Rankins in Middlesbrough is far producing nothing.

[geno]

Potential lead which somehow I overlooked. In the 1911 a Selina/Lelina Atkinson is living with Jane and her husband John Dowse in Grimsby. She is listed as neice 40 years old single and from Middlesbrough. Not sure if she is Jane or Johns neice but because she was born in Middlesbrough it looks promising, will have to look more indepth into this in the morning when I'm more awake.

[geno]

So far I have Selina in the 1881 census born 1873 Middlesbrough daughter of J and Mary A Atkinson. J is born 1843 Thirsk and is a steam boat stoker. Mary A is born 1852 Middlesbrough.
In the 1891 census she is known as Lena, Mary Ann is widowed born 1844 Middlesbrough. Again in the 1911 census Mary Ann is lodging with her son Arthur with the Hayes family, this time her birth is 1846. Currently looking to see if there is a relationship with Jane Rankin/Harrison/Hostad/Dowse!!
Maybe finding the marriage of J Atkinson to Mary Ann may help because then I can determine her maiden name.

[grisel]

Selina's birth certificate should give Mary Ann's maiden name. There is a Selina Grace Atkinson b 1872 in Stockton reg dist which covers Middlesbrough which is a possibility.

Tees valley indexes show that a Joseph Atkinson married a Mary A Sowerby in Middlesbrough in 1868 which would be worth considering.