The Family of Andrew Rankin (1897-1980)




After University, Andrew settled in Edinburgh and married Andrina (Ina) Frier at 
Mayfield North Church on 9 June 1931.  Ina was born in Portobello, Edinburgh on 4 
February 1909 and worked as a shorthand typist. Andrew practised law and was, for over 
30 years, General Manager and Company Secretary of Scottish Agricultural Securities 
Corporation – an organisation set up by the 4 main Scottish banks to lend money to the 
Scottish farming industry.  After retiring in July 1966, he continued to work first in 
Edinburgh and then for the Highland Regional Council when he returned to his roots in 
Inverness.  For a number of years he was an external examiner in Conveyancing for the 
University of Edinburgh.  He died after suffering a brain haemorrhage in 1980 and is 
buried with Ina and Caitriana in Tomnahurich Cemetery in Inverness.  Ina died in a 
nursing home in Grange Terrace in Edinburgh just a few doors away from where she 
spent the majority of her married life.

There were 2 children – Alasdair born 7 December 1944 and Caitriana born 4 September 
1949.  Alasdair attended the Edinburgh Academy before progressing to Edinburgh 
University where he graduated first with a BSc in Chemistry and then was awarded a 
Doctorate (PhD) after submitting a thesis on "Metal Complexes of Uronic Acids".  
Caitriana attended George Watson's Ladies College before moving to Aberdeen 
University where she successfully graduated with a Teaching degree.  Despite prolonged 
ill health, she travelled extensively and also worked for a time as Teacher at Craig 
Phadreaig Hospital School for mentally handicapped children in Inverness.  Sadly she 
died in 1994.