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Household of David Shanks (born 1843, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland Middle, 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.

David Shanks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Shanks, born in 1843 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Janet Shanks, born in 1845 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet (born 1869 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), David (born 1872 in Holland (Netherlands)), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lawson (born 1876 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1879 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Shanks's household

Male

David

Shanks

Head
Female

Janet

Shanks

Wife
Female

Janet

Shanks

Daughter
Male

David

Shanks

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shanks

Daughter
Male

Lawson

Shanks

Son
Female

Agnes

Shanks

Daughter
Male

George

Shanks

Son
First name(s) David
Last name Shanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Shanks

Head

Married

38

1843

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Janet

Shanks

Wife

Married

36

1845

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Shanks

Daughter

-

12

1869

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

David

Shanks

Son

-

9

1872

Holland (Netherlands)

Elizabeth

Shanks

Daughter

-

7

1874

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lawson

Shanks

Son

-

5

1876

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Shanks

Daughter

-

2

1879

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

George

Shanks

Son

-

0

1881

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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