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Household of Alexander Shanks (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England
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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 Shanks and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shanks, born in 1841 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Shanks, born in 1841 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Alexander C (born 1862 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), William C (born 1863 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Jane C (born 1868 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Nephew, William M Pearce, born in 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England.
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Alexander Shanks's household
Alexander
Shanks
Head
Mary
Shanks
Wife
Alexander C
Shanks
Son
William C
Shanks
Son
Jane C
Shanks
Daughter
Margaret
Shanks
Daughter
William M
Pearce
Nephew
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Shanks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Shanks | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Shanks | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Alexander C | Shanks | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | North Shields, Northumberland, England | |
William C | Shanks | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | North Shields, Northumberland, England | |
Jane C | Shanks | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Shanks | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
William M | Pearce | Nephew | Single | 5 | 1876 | Gateshead, Durham, England |
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