Angus RANKIN (1818

Angus RANKIN (1818 - 1890)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Donald Stephen RANKIN (1870 - 1932) Archibald Aloysius RANKIN (1871 - 1951) Angus Joseph "Eneas" RANKIN (1874 - 1883) Mary Catherine RANKIN (1876 - 1922) Isabella Jessie RANKIN (1880 - 1959)	Angus RANKIN (1818 - 1890) + Catherine Jane MCDONALD (1843 - 1904)	Donald RANKIN (1765 - 1842)	Neil RANKIN (1720 - 1800)

			Christina MCDONALD (1731 - 1800)

		Isabella Margaret MCDONELL (1782 - 1864)

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ANGUS RANKIN
Died at Bombowlee
July 22nd 1890
Aged 72 Years
Rest In Peace

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CATHERINE JANE
Widow of
Angus Rankin
Died at Bombowlee
18th September 1904
Aged 61 Years
May She Rest In Peace

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ANGUS RANKIN
Died at Bombowlee
July 22nd 1890
Aged 72 Years
Rest In Peace

b. 12 Jan 1818 at Inverness-shire, Scotland

m. 1869 Catherine Jane MCDONALD (1843 - 1904) at Albury, New South Wales, Australia

d. 22 Jul 1890 at Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia aged 72

Near Relatives of Angus RANKIN (1818 - 1890)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Neil RANKIN	abt 1720	Kinlochleven, Scotland	22 Apr 1800		80
Grandmother	Christina MCDONALD	abt 1731		22 Apr 1800	Kinlochleven, Scotland	69

Father	Donald RANKIN	abt 1765		27 Mar 1842	Glencoe, Scotland	77
Mother	Isabella Margaret MCDONELL	abt 1782	Glencoe, Scotland	24 Jan 1864	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	82

Self	Angus RANKIN	12 Jan 1818	Inverness-shire, Scotland	22 Jul 1890	Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia	72

Wife	Catherine Jane MCDONALD	abt 1843	Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbright, Scotland	01 Sep 1904	Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia	61

Son	Donald Stephen RANKIN	26 Dec 1870	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	16 Jun 1932	Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia	61
Son	Archibald Aloysius RANKIN	24 Nov 1871	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	09 Oct 1951	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia	79
Son	Angus Joseph "Eneas" RANKIN	abt 1874	Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia	20 Mar 1883	Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia	9
Daughter	Mary Catherine RANKIN	15 Oct 1876	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	28 Oct 1922	Waratah, New South Wales, Australia	46
Daughter	Isabella Jessie RANKIN	1880	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	09 Oct 1959	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	79

Brother	Archibald RANKIN	22 Mar 1806	Inverness-shire, Scotland	15 Jul 1868	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	62
Sister	Christina RANKIN	abt 1812	Achtriachton, Inverness-shire, Scotland	18 May 1896	Achnobobane, Inverness-shire, Scotland	84
Brother	Neil RANKIN	abt 1815	Achtriachton, Inverness-shire, Scotland	12 Jan 1865	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	50
Brother	John RANKIN	abt 1816		02 Sep 1883	Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia	67
Brother	Ronald RANKIN	abt 1823	Inverness-shire, Scotland	08 May 1873	Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia	50
Brother	George RANKIN	abt 1825	Scotland	10 Aug 1881	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	56

Daughter in Law	Ruby Augusta SALISBURY	1893		1954		61
Daughter in Law	Vera de Lauret SIMPSON	1887		1974		87
Son in Law	Arthur Ernest John SCOTT	1873		1923		50
Son in Law	Alfred Fleming JOYCE	1867		1946		79

Uncle	Angus RANKIN	1757	Kinlochleven, Scotland	10 Dec 1824	Dalness, Argyll and Bute, Scotland	67
Aunt	Mary RANKIN	abt 1750		aft 1790		40
Aunt	Helen CAMERON	1786		1863		77

Cousin	Duncan Ogg RANKIN	1779	Kinlochleven, Scotland	19 Feb 1847	Ballachulish, Scotland	68
Cousin	Donald Angus RANKIN	02 Apr 1783	Glencoe, Scotland	28 Aug 1846	Native Dog Flat, Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	63

Niece	Isabella McDonald RANKIN	15 Jun 1840	Inverness-shire, Scotland	08 Jul 1887	Holbrook, New South Wales, Australia	47
Niece	Jessie McHardy McPherson RANKIN	1842	Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Scotland	04 Dec 1928	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	86
Niece	Catherine Rebecca RANKIN	18 May 1844	Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Scotland	24 Aug 1922	Holbrook, New South Wales, Australia	78
Niece	Charlotte 'Charles' RANKIN	02 Aug 1847	Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland	25 May 1937	Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia	89
Nephew	Ronald Alexander RANKIN	10 Mar 1853	Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland	27 Aug 1929	Holbrook, New South Wales, Australia	76
Nephew	Donald MCGREGOR	28 Jun 1842	Scotland	16 Jun 1931	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	88
Nephew	James Alexander MCGREGOR	abt 1843	Achnabobane, Inverness-shire, Scotland	13 Apr 1906	Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia	63
Niece	Flora Borara RANKIN	19 Sep 1850	Darling River, New South Wales, Australia	01 Feb 1925	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	74
Nephew	Donald Charles RANKIN	10 Aug 1852	Kyneton, Victoria, Australia	1928	Perth, Western Australia, Australia	76
Niece	Isabella Catherine RANKIN	23 Oct 1854	Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia	12 May 1930	Maffra, Victoria, Australia	75
Niece	Christina Margaret RANKIN	1858	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	06 Sep 1935	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia	77
Niece	Reginald Calra RANKIN	1859	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	15 Apr 1938	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	79
Niece	Sara Campbell RANKIN	1861	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	20 Jun 1943	Camberwell, Victoria, Australia	82
Niece	Eliza RANKIN	1870	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	15 Sep 1957	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	87
Nephew	Donald Neil RANKIN	1871	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	09 Feb 1942	Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia	71
Niece	Isabella Reginald 'Belle' RANKIN	04 Mar 1873	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	03 Aug 1947	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	74
Niece	Annie M G RANKIN	abt 1877		1896	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	19

Sister in Law	Jane Maxwell MCPHERSON	1810	Tyree, Argyle and Bute, Scotland	09 Aug 1896	Holbrook, New South Wales, Australia	86
Brother in Law	John Campbell MCGREGOR	15 Jan 1812	Aberdeenshire, Scotland	08 Jan 1891	Lachaber, Inverness-shire, scotland	78
Sister in Law	Reginalda MCDONALD	1826	Inverness-shire, Scotland	13 Nov 1909	Preston, Victoria, Australia	83
Sister in Law	Jessie MUNRO	21 May 1820	Fife, Scotland	25 Jun 1904	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	84
Sister in Law	Margaret McPherson MCKENZIE	1844		1885	Victoria, Australia	41
Sister in Law	Catherine Mary O'NEILL	25 Feb 1852	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	27 Aug 1887		35

Events in Angus RANKIN (1818 - 1890)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
12 Jan 1818		Angus RANKIN was born	Inverness-shire, Scotland		77
27 Mar 1842	24	Death of father Donald RANKIN (aged 77)	Glencoe, Scotland
24 Jan 1864	46	Death of mother Isabella Margaret MCDONELL (aged 82)	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		77
1869	51	Married Catherine Jane MCDONALD (aged 26)	Albury, New South Wales, Australia		76
26 Dec 1870	52	Birth of son Donald Stephen RANKIN	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		76
24 Nov 1871	53	Birth of son Archibald Aloysius RANKIN	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		76
abt 1874	56	Birth of son Angus Joseph "Eneas" RANKIN	Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia		77
15 Oct 1876	58	Birth of daughter Mary Catherine RANKIN	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		76
1880	62	Birth of daughter Isabella Jessie RANKIN	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		76
20 Mar 1883	65	Death of son Angus Joseph "Eneas" RANKIN (aged 9)	Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia		77
22 Jul 1890	72	Angus RANKIN died	Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia		77

Personal Notes:

Aged 72 Years
Son of Donald and Isabella
Married Catherine Jane MacDonald in 1869 at Albury with 5 children born of this union.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser (NSW : 1868 - 1931) Fri 1 Aug 1890
TUMUT NEWS. [FROM THE TUMUT TIMES}
July, 29.— As we had anticipated, the funeral of the late Mr. Angus Rankin, on Friday last, was of an imposing character. Two carriages containing four of the clergy preceded the hearse, and as the cortege passed slowly along Bombowlee it was augmented at every cross road by numerous vehicles and horsemen until the procession became one of the largest we have witnessed in Tumut for a long time past. The gathering was truly a representative one of all classes and all creeds, joined in the throng to testify their respect for the deceased and sympathy with the bereaved. In passing the Church of England the church-bell tolled, as did also the bell of the Catholic Church, when the funeral came in sight. All the business houses and hotels in town were closed as the cortege passed through. At the cemetery the obsequies were performed by the Revs. Fathers Finke, Finn and Donovan ... Gundagai to attend the funeral and among the throng of mourners around the grave were Rev H. . E. Thompson (Anglican), and the Rev. Alex Mackenzie (Presbyterian).

Source References:

73. Type: Book, Abbr: Pioneers of Tumut Valley, Title: Pioneers of the Tumult Valley , The History of Early Settlement, Auth: H.E. Snowden, Publ: Tumut & District Historical Society Incorporated, Date: 2004

- Reference = page 77-78 (Name, Notes)

- Notes: Rankin brothers and their family came from Scotland by the ship Martin Luther, landing in Melbourne in 1849. The brothers were;

> Angus Rankin (married a Miss McDonald)
> Neil Rankin (married Reginald McDonald)
> George Rankin (married a Miss O'Neill),
> Ronald Rankin (married a daughter of the of England Minister, Rev McKenzie)
> John Rankin (married a Mrs. Anderson, a widow, whose grandson became Prime Minister of Australia and who, later, became Lord Stanley Melbourne Bruce).

They remained in Melbourne for a short period and then purchased sheep, bullocks and drays and with their mother and Neil's wife Reginalda, set out driving their herd on the long journey to Louth on the Darling River. They encountered enormous dffiiculties throughout the journey. There were no yards to hold the stock at night and consequently a twenty-four hour watch had to be kept. Eventually, when they reached their run. They called the station "Borara".

The Rankins remained on the Darling River for a couple of years but the Aborigines there proved hostile, making several vicious attacks on the homestead. The women became fearful for their safety and in 1853 the whole family abandoned the station and made their way to Tumut. Settling at Bombowlee in 1854 they acquired the property known as Bombowlee Station from the Estate of the late William Shelley and proceeded to make the greater part of it into freehold title.

When the Rankins arrived their first visitors were Captain George MacDonald of Adjungbilly, a close relative of Mrs. Neil Rankin, and Leopold Fane DeSalis of Darbalara, who was Captain MacDonald's son-in-law.

After a little while Neil Rankin separated from the partnership and purchased Brungle Station from Bray Brothers and also "Wagra" from Henry Osborne, but he still retained an interest in some of the hill country of Bombowlee Station.

The Rankin brothers were progressive men and in 1863 purchased "Ballandry" in the Riverina.[The name Rankin's Springs seems to have appeared in official records sometime prior to 1870. It seems likely that the name came from the Rankin family who came from Tumut in 1863 and found the spring at about that time.] On the l2th January 1865 Neil Rankin died [Neil Rankin is buried in the Tumut Pioneer Cemetery.] and his young son Donald Charles Rankin and a manager named McDonald carried on the affairs of the Estate, but, owing to mismanagement, flrst Wagra and then Brungle had to be sold.

Because of deaths in the family Bombowlee Station ultimately became the property of Angus Rankin, then varied circumstances brought it under the control of Dalgety & Co.. Mrs. Angus Rankin remained on the station until 1906 when it was subdivided and sold by auction.

Andrew Lynch became the owner of the homestead block and a considerable portion of the station. Neil Rankin's property was not involved. lt was subsequently sold to a Mrs. Sellars, a daughter of Neil. One of her daughters, Clara Rankin, married Edward Charles Brown, the eldest son of Edward George Brown, M.L.A.

Ronald Rankin, John Rankin and Angus Rinkin died at Tumut and are burried in the Catholic portion of the Pioneers Cemetery.

76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/

- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209618284/angus-rankin (Name, Notes)

- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209619224/catherine-jane-rankin (Marriage)

77. Type: Book, Abbr: Tumut Pioneer Cemetery, Title: Tumut Pioneer Cemetery, Auth: Gay Stuckey and Pam Archer, Publ: Tumut Family History Group, Date: 1989

- Reference = page 18 # 44 (Name, Notes)

- Notes: RANKIN Angus, died at Bumbowlee 22 July 1890 aged 72 years; also
RANKIN Aeneas, died 20 Mar 1883 aged 9 years. Third son of Angus & Catherine; also
McGREGOR James, died at Bumbowlee 13 Apr 1906 aged 63 years; also
RANKIN Catherine Jane, died at Bumbowlee 18 Sept 1904 aged 61 years. Widow of Angus RANKIN.

- Reference = page 18 # 44 (Death)

- Reference = page 18 # 44 (Birth)

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