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Household of Alexander Shankley (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Douglas, 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 Shankley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shankley, born in 1848 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Shankley, born in 1849 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jessie (born 1870 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1875 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1878 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1880 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Shankley's household

Male

Alexander

Shankley

Head
Female

Jessie

Shankley

Wife
Female

Jessie

Shankley

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Shankley

Son
Male

John

Shankley

Son
Female

Sarah

Shankley

Daughter
Male

William

Shankley

Son
Female

Marion

Shankley

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Shankley

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Shankley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Shankley

Head

Married

33

1848

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Shankley

Wife

Married

32

1849

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Shankley

Daughter

-

11

1870

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shankley

Son

-

9

1872

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Shankley

Son

-

8

1873

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Shankley

Daughter

-

6

1875

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Shankley

Son

-

4

1877

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Shankley

Daughter

-

3

1878

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Shankley

Son

-

1

1880

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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