Anna Woods, 1848-1920, was a daughter of James Burns Woods and his wife Anna, née Coates. The Woods family migrated to Victoria in 1864. In 1974, Anna married Ewen Rankin, who held land adjoining her father's property near Linton. Ewen and Anna build a house which they called 'Glenree'. Anna and Ewen Rankin had eight children - Catherine (Kate), James, John, Anna, Mary, Lucy, William (Bill) and Ewen. The Rankins were active members of the Presbyterian congregation in Linton.Black and white photograph which shows a woman wearing a dark dress with full sleeves and a wide decorative collar. A small brooch is pinned on the collar. The woman's hair is parted in the centre and drawn back. Anna Rankin née Woods.anna rankin (née woods)

ewen rankin, anna rankin (nee woods), mary jane rankin, william duncan rankin, catherine ferguson rankin (kate rankin), john ewen rankin (jack rankin), james rankin (jim rankin), jane johnson, lucy rankin, anne coates johnson (afterwards rankin)

Mary Jane Rankin was born in 1884 to parents Ewen and Anna Rankin (née Woods). She was a pupil teacher at Linton State School, and later was Head Teacher at Happy Valley State School. She played tennis, sang in the Presbyterian Church choir and was involved in community organisations such as the CWA throughout her life. In 1918 Mary Rankin married Ed Hitchins, the manager of the Linton branch of the Bank of New South Wales. "Mrs Mary (Molly) Hitchins, formerly a school teacher, who drove a mad headed grey horse in a gig some two or three miles to the local hall, was our Sunday School teacher. Although she was Presbyterian, she arranged and taught all Protestant denominations, and left a wonderful heritage of dedication to all those who came under her influence. She had married after many years as a school teacher, and had no children of her own." Jack Fletcher, in 'My Early Days' - recollections in Fletcher family file.Mary Hitchins, née Mary Rankin, 1884-1971mary rankin, mary hitchins