Rankin / O'Donnell

This is the page for the Rankin / O'Donnell family, primarily descending from Walter Rankin.

Family Tree

  • Walter Rankin
    • with Sarah Rankin (née Austin)
      • Edwin Walter Rankin (b. 11/03/1872, d. 31/07/1944)
        from Geelong, Victoria
        • with Louisa Jane Rankin (née Johns) (b. 04/01/1873, d. 18/01/1906)
          from Geelong, Victoria
        • with Adelaide Isabel Rankin (née Hyde) (b. c. 1884, d. 08/12/1971)
          from Mortlake, Victoria
          • Eileen Isobel O'Donnell (née Rankin) (b. 27/03/1911, d. 04/01/2012)
            from Geelong, Victoria
          • Edwin Douglas Rankin (b. 21/12/1915, d. 08/01/1987)
            from Geelong, Victoria
      • Thomas Charles Rankin (b. 03/05/1881, d. 18/02/1958)
        from Geelong, Victoria

Family Details

Edwin Walter Rankin (b. 11/03/1872, d. 31/07/1944)
Edwin Walter Rankin (a.k.a. Teddy Rankin), born in Geelong, Victoria in 1872. He played for Geelong in the VFL/AFL.

Thomas Charles Rankin (b. 03/05/1881, d. 18/02/1958)
Thomas Charles Rankin (a.k.a. Tom Rankin), born in Geelong, Victoria in 1881. He played for Geelong in the VFL/AFL.

Albert Vivian Rankin (b. 17/02/1893, d. 20/06/1971)
Albert Vivian Rankin (a.k.a. Bert Rankin), born in Geelong, Victoria in 1893. He played for Geelong in the VFL/AFL. He also represented Victoria at national football carnivals / championships.

Clifford Egerton Laure Rankin (b. 04/12/1896, d. 12/02/1975)
Clifford Egerton Laure Rankin (a.k.a. Cliff Rankin), born in Geelong, Victoria in 1896. He played for Geelong in the VFL/AFL, winning a premiership with Geelong in 1925. He also represented Victoria at national football carnivals / championships. Rankin also coached Geelong.

Edwin Douglas Rankin (b. 21/12/1915, d. 08/01/1987)
Edwin Douglas Rankin (a.k.a. Doug Rankin), born in Geelong, Victoria in 1915. He played for Geelong in the VFL/AFL.

Graeme Charles O'Donnell (b. 19/07/1938, d. 22/08/2023)
Graeme Charles O'Donnell, born in 1938. He played for Geelong and North Melbourne in the VFL/AFL.

Gary O'Donnell (b. 12/05/1965)
Gary O'Donnell, born in 1965. He played for Essendon in the VFL/AFL, winning a premiership with Essendon in 1993. He also represented Victoria at national football carnivals / championships. O'Donnell also coached Essendon.