Household of Alex Shanks (born 1823, Lanarkshire)

In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Shanks, born in 1823 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 14 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Janet Shanks, born in 1851 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Janet (born 1851 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bethia (born 1856 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1858 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1860 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1863 in Shawhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Gavin (born 1866 in Shawhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1852 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1845 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Grandson, John (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alex's Granddaughter, Marion (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alex's Granddaughter, Mary Russell (born 1881 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alex's Servant, Joseph (born 1864 in Rosehall, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alex's Daughter-In-Law, Margaret (born 1862 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).