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Household of David Shanks (born 1810, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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.

David Shanks and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Shanks, born in 1810 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 4 members. David was the head of the household, married to Janet Shanks, born in 1815 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; May, born 1833 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was David's Granddaughter, Jessie Shanks, born in 1861 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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David Shanks's household

Male

David

Shanks

Head
Female

Janet

Shanks

Wife
Female

May

Shanks

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Shanks

Granddaughter
First name(s) David
Last name Shanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Shanks

Head

Married

71

1810

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

Shanks

Wife

Married

66

1815

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

May

Shanks

Daughter

Unmarried

48

1833

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Shanks

Granddaughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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