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Household of Alexander Shankie (born 1823, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alexander Shankie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shankie, born in 1823 in Pettinain, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Shankie, born in 1833 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1859 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1866 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Frank (born 1878 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Shankie's household

Male

Alexander

Shankie

Head
Female

Janet

Shankie

Wife
Male

James

Shankie

Son
Female

Janet

Shankie

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shankie

Daughter
Male

John

Shankie

Son
Male

Frank

Shankie

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Shankie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Shankie

Head

Married

58

1823

Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Shankie

Wife

Married

48

1833

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shankie

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Shankie

Daughter

-

15

1866

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shankie

Daughter

-

9

1872

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Shankie

Son

-

6

1875

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Frank

Shankie

Son

-

3

1878

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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