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RANKIN, John in Balmulzier
(About 1515-1571)
DRUNE, Bessie
(About 1525-1571)
RANKIN, James
(About 1550-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. STARK, Margaret

RANKIN, James

  • Born: About 1550
  • Marriage (1): STARK, Margaret 1

   Other names for James were RANKINE, James 1 and RANKING, James.2

   User ID: I67.

  General Notes:

"12 Feb 1571/1572

Instrument of cognition and sasine in favour of James Ranking, son and as heir of deceased John Ranking in Balmulztar, of two tenements, a garden, a rig, and annualrents on tenements, all in the city of Glasgow reserving the liferent of Bessie Drune relict of said John.

Witnesses: William Stark in Dullator; William Fleming in Rutherie, John Stark and Robert Fleming, merchants in Glasgow; John Fouler, John Moreson, Robert Lettrick, and John Stobo, officers. Notary: Henry Gibson. Endorsed: extract decree of bailles of Glasgow against Adam Nicoll, armorer, in pay James Rankine £3. (Faded and unclear)."

from GD172/2253 2


James married Margaret STARK, daughter of William STARK elder, in Dullatur then of Auchinstarry and Unknown.1 (Margaret STARK was born about 1554.)


  Marriage Notes:

"30/10/1613

Instrument of resignation and sasine in favour of John Dickson, merchant burgess of Glasgow of an annualrent on a tenement in the saltmarket in Glasgow, resigned by James Rankine in Balmilzcar and Margaret Stark, his spouse."

from GD172/2267 1

Sources


1 National Records of Scotland, https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue GD172 Papers of the Henderson Family of Fordell 1217-1931 GD172/2267.

2 National Records of Scotland, https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue GD172 Papers of the Henderson Family of Fordell 1217-1931 GD172/2253.

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