John RankinAge: 391858–1898
- Name
- John Rankin
- Given names
- John
- Surname
- Rankin
| Birth | October 1858 23 22 Letterkenny, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland |
| Occupation | Miller, Rochester |
| Australian History | 1858 Note: Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph. Note: New South Wales men achieve the right to vote. |
| Australian History | 1859 (Age 3 months) Note: SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives. Note: Australian rules football codified, Melbourne Football Club founded Note: Queensland separates from New South Wales with its western border at 141 degrees E. |
| Birth of a brother | 4 April 1860 (Age 18 months) Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia
younger brother -
David Rankin
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| Marriage of parents | View family about 1860 (Age 15 months) Donegal, Ireland
father -
Andrew Rankin
mother -
Eleanor Buchanan
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| Australian History | 1860 (Age 15 months) Note: John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1861 (Age 2) Note: The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs. Note: skiing in Australia introduced by Norwegians in the Snowy Mountains goldrush town of Kiandra |
| Australian History | 1862 (Age 3) Note: Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E. |
| Birth of a brother | 10 August 1863 (Age 4) Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia
younger brother -
Robert Rankin
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| Australian History | 1863 (Age 4) Note: South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales. |
| Birth of a sister | 1866 (Age 7) Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia
younger sister -
Margaret Jane Rankin
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| Death of a sister | 1866 (Age 7) Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia
younger sister -
Margaret Jane Rankin
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| Australian History | 1867 (Age 8) Note: Gold is discovered at Gympie, Queensland. Note: Saint Mary MacKillop founds Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. |
| Australian History | 1868 (Age 9) Note: The transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceases. |
| Australian History | 1869 (Age 10) Note: Children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are removed from their families by Australian and State government agencies. |
| Birth of a brother | 17 July 1870 (Age 11) Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia
younger brother -
Andrew Sampson Thomas Rankin
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| Birth of a brother | 16 June 1872 (Age 13)
younger brother -
James Buchanan Rankin Sr.
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| Australian History | 1872 (Age 13) Note: Overland Telegraph Line linking Darwin and Adelaide opens. |
| Australian History | 1873 (Age 14) Note: Uluru is first sighted by Europeans, and named Ayers Rock. |
| Australian History | 1875 (Age 16) Note: SS Gothenburg strikes Old Reef off North Queensland and sinks with the loss of approximately 102 lives. Note: Adelaide Steamship Company is formed. |
| Birth of a brother | 19 May 1878 (Age 19) Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia
younger brother -
Gregory Rankin
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| Australian History | 1878 (Age 19) Note: First horse-drawn trams in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide. |
| Australian History | 1879 (Age 20) Note: The first congress of trade unions is held. |
| Australian History | 1880 (Age 21) Note: The bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged. Note: Parliamentarians in Victoria become the first in Australia to be paid for their work. |
| Marriage of a brother | David Rankin - View family 2 October 1882 (Age 24) Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
younger brother -
David Rankin
sister-in-law -
Ann Hendry
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| Australian History | 1882 (Age 23) Note: First water-borne sewerage service in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide. |
| Marriage | Jean Bain - View family 3 December 1883 (Age 25) Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Address: Chalmers Church |
| Australian History | 1883 (Age 24) Note: The opening of the Sydney-Melbourne railway Note: Silver is discovered at Broken Hill |
| Birth of a son #1 | 1884 (Age 25) Rochester, Victoria, Australia
son -
Lionel Rankin
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| Australian History | 1887 (Age 28) Note: An Australian cricket team is established, defeating England in the first Ashes series. First direct Inter-colonial passenger trains begin running between Adelaide and Melbourne. |
| Death of a wife | 13 August 1888 (Age 29) Mackay St, Rochester, Victoria, Australia
wife -
Jean Bain
|
| Australian History | 1889 (Age 30) Note: The completion of the railway network between Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Note: Sir Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration. |
| Australian History | 1890 (Age 31) Note: The Australian Federation Conference calls a constitutional convention. |
| Australian History | 1891 (Age 32) Note: A National Australasian Convention meets, agrees on adopting the name 'the Commonwealth of Australia' and drafting a constitution. Note: The first attempt at a federal constitution is drafted. Note: The Convention adopts the constitution, although it has no legal status Note: A severe depression hits Australia |
| Australian History | 1892 (Age 33) Note: Gold is discovered at Coolgardie, Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1893 (Age 34) Note: The Corowa Conference (the 'people's convention') calls on the colonial parliaments to pass enabling acts, allowing the election of delegates to a new constitutional convention aimed at drafting a proposal and putting it to a referendum in each colony. |
| Australian History | 1894 (Age 35) Note: South Australia becomes the first Australian colony, and the second place in the world, to grant women the right to vote, as well the first Parliament in the world to allow women to stand for office. |
| Death of a mother | 10 August 1895 (Age 36) Tennyson, Victoria, Australia
mother -
Eleanor Buchanan
|
| Australian History | 1895 (Age 36) Note: The premiers, except for those of Queensland and Western Australia, agree to implement the Corowa proposals. Note: Waltzing Matilda is first sung in public, in Winton, Queensland Note: Banjo Paterson publishes The Man from Snowy River |
| Australian History | 1896 (Age 37) Note: The Bathurst Conference (the second 'people's convention') meets to discuss the 1891 draft constitution |
| Australian History | 1897 (Age 38) Note: In two sessions, the Second National Australasian Convention meets (with representatives from all colonies except Queensland present). They agree to adopt a constitution based on the 1891 draft, and then revise and amend it later that year. Note: Catherine Helen Spence became the first female political candidate for political office, standing for election as a representative for South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1898 (Age 39) Note: The Convention agrees on a final draft to be put to the people. Note: After much public debate, the Victorian, South Australian and Tasmanian referendums are successful; the New South Wales referendum narrowly fails. Later New South Wales votes 'yes' in a second referendum, and Queensland and Western Australia also vote to join. |
| Death | 30 September 1898 (Age 39) Spring Gully Rd, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Address: Uncle Joseph's Residence |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Andrew Rankin
Birth 1835 15 Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland Death 1912 (Age 77) Rochester, Victoria, Australia |
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1 year mother |
Eleanor Buchanan
Birth 1836 21 21 Donegal, Ireland Death 10 August 1895 (Age 59) Tennyson, Victoria, Australia |
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Marriage: about 1860 — Donegal, Ireland |
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-15 months #1 himself |
John Rankin
Birth October 1858 23 22 Letterkenny, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland Death 30 September 1898 (Age 39) Spring Gully Rd, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
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18 months #2 younger brother |
David Rankin
Birth 4 April 1860 25 24 Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia Death 1936 (Age 75) Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
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3 years #3 younger brother |
Birth 10 August 1863 28 27 Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia Death 1939 (Age 75) Mitiamo, Victoria, Australia |
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2 years #4 younger sister |
Birth 1866 31 30 Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia Death 1866 Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia |
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5 years #5 younger brother |
Andrew Sampson Thomas Rankin
Birth 17 July 1870 35 34 Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia Death December 1931 (Age 61) |
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23 months #6 younger brother |
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6 years #7 younger brother |
Gregory Rankin
Birth 19 May 1878 43 42 Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia Death 1946 (Age 67) Elmore, Victoria, Australia |
| Family with Jean Bain - View family |
| himself |
John Rankin
Birth October 1858 23 22 Letterkenny, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland Death 30 September 1898 (Age 39) Spring Gully Rd, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
| wife |
Jean Bain
Death 13 August 1888 Mackay St, Rochester, Victoria, Australia |
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Marriage: 3 December 1883 — Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
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1 month #1 son |
Lionel Rankin
Birth 1884 25 Rochester, Victoria, Australia Death yes |