Having obtained a good general education in Scotland , he joined Pollok , Gilmour and Company in 1815 , and in 1818 was transferred to Miramichi , New Brunswick .
Rankin was born at Mearns , Renfrewshire , Scotland .
Having obtained a good general education in Scotland , Rankin joined Pollok , Gilmour and Company in 1815 , and in 1818 was transferred to Miramichi , New Brunswick .
Rankin was born at Mearns , Renfrewshire , Scotland .