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Household of Alexander Shanks (born 1831, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 Shanks and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shanks, born in 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ellen K Shanks, born in 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Catherine B (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen M (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William R (born 1871 in Turkey).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Margaret Anderson, born in 1861 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Shanks's household
Alexander
Shanks
Head
Ellen K
Shanks
Wife
Catherine B
Shanks
Daughter
Ellen M
Shanks
Daughter
Matthew
Shanks
Son
Alexander
Shanks
Son
Agnes
Shanks
Daughter
William R
Shanks
Son
Margaret
Anderson
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Shanks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Shanks | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ellen K | Shanks | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Catherine B | Shanks | Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ellen M | Shanks | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Matthew | Shanks | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Shanks | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Shanks | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William R | Shanks | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Turkey | |
Margaret | Anderson | Servant | Married | 20 | 1861 | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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