William Rankin obviously reached a good old age.
The occupation of William Rankin was a Ploughman/Farm Steward.
Sources
From third parties and Ref. OPRb/Crichton, Co. Midlothian 681/bk3/p23 and Ref. OPRm/Stow, Co. Midlothian 699/bk5/p54 and Ref. OPRm/Channelkirk, Co. Berwick 729/bk3/p98 and Ref. 1929d/Melrose, Co. Roxburgh 799/1/45.
There is some doubt as to the exact date of marriage according to the professional firm of researchers I had employed.`
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: