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Ronald RANKIN (1823 - 1873)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Eliza RANKIN (1870 - 1957)
Donald Neil RANKIN (1871 - 1942)
Isabella Reginald 'Belle' RANKIN (1873 - 1947)
 Ronald RANKIN (1823 - 1873)

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Margaret McPherson MCKENZIE (1844 - 1885)
 Donald RANKIN (1765 - 1842) Neil RANKIN (1720 - 1800)



Christina MCDONALD (1731 - 1800)



Isabella Margaret MCDONELL (1782 - 1864)











Ronald RANKIN
Ronald RANKIN
Ronald RANKIN Ronald RANKIN
Pic P1. Inscription
Sacred to the Memory of
RONALD RANKIN
Late of Bombowlee
Who died May 8 1873
Aged 50 years
This tomb is erected by his bereaved relict
and children

Pic 1. Inscription
Sacred to the Memory of
RONALD RANKIN
Late of Bombowlee
Who died May 8 1873
Aged 50 years
This tomb is erected by his bereaved relict
and children

b. abt 1823 at Inverness-shire, Scotland
m. 07 Jan 1869 Margaret McPherson MCKENZIE (1844 - 1885)
d. 08 May 1873 at Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia aged 50
Near Relatives of Ronald RANKIN (1823 - 1873)
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 Ronald RANKIN abt 1823 Inverness-shire, Scotland 08 May 1873 Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia 50

Wife Margaret McPherson MCKENZIE 1844 1885 Victoria, Australia 41

Daughter Eliza RANKIN 1870 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 15 Sep 1957 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 87
Son Donald Neil RANKIN 1871 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 09 Feb 1942 Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia 71
Daughter Isabella Reginald 'Belle' RANKIN 04 Mar 1873 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 03 Aug 1947 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 74

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 Angus RANKIN 12 Jan 1818 Inverness-shire, Scotland 22 Jul 1890 Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia 72
Brother George RANKIN abt 1825 Scotland 10 Aug 1881 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 56

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
Nephew Donald Stephen RANKIN 26 Dec 1870 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 16 Jun 1932 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 61
Nephew Archibald Aloysius RANKIN 24 Nov 1871 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 09 Oct 1951 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 79
Nephew Angus Joseph "Eneas" RANKIN abt 1874 Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia 20 Mar 1883 Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia 9
Niece Mary Catherine RANKIN 15 Oct 1876 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 28 Oct 1922 Waratah, New South Wales, Australia 46
Niece Isabella Jessie RANKIN 1880 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 09 Oct 1959 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 79
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 Catherine Jane MCDONALD abt 1843 Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbright, Scotland 01 Sep 1904 Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia 61
Sister in Law Catherine Mary O'NEILL 25 Feb 1852 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 27 Aug 1887 35
Events in Ronald RANKIN (1823 - 1873)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1823 Ronald RANKIN was born Inverness-shire, Scotland 77
27 Mar 1842 19 Death of father Donald RANKIN (aged 77) Glencoe, Scotland
24 Jan 1864 41 Death of mother Isabella Margaret MCDONELL (aged 82) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 77
07 Jan 1869 46 Married Margaret McPherson MCKENZIE (aged 25) 18
1870 47 Birth of daughter Eliza RANKIN Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 18
1871 48 Birth of son Donald Neil RANKIN Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 18
04 Mar 1873 50 Birth of daughter Isabella Reginald 'Belle' RANKIN Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 18
08 May 1873 50 Ronald RANKIN died Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia 77
Source References:
18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool
- Reference = James Ross 8 Feb 2023 (Marriage)
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/209622390/ronald-rankin (Name, Notes)
- Notes: Aged 50 Years
Son of Donald and Isabella
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 28 # 136 (Death)
- Notes: RANKIN Ronald, late of Bombowlee, died 8 May 1873 aged 50 years. Erected by relict and children.
- Reference = page 28 # 136 (Name, Notes)
- Notes: RANKIN Ronald, late of Bombowlee, died 8 May 1873 aged 50 years. Erected by relict and children.
- Reference = page 28 # 136 (Birth)
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