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Household of David Shanks (born 1827, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Denny, Stirlingshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Shanks, born in 1827 in Denny, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary R Shanks, born in 1830 in Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1857 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1859 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John (born 1854 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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David Shanks's household

Male

David

Shanks

Head
Female

Mary R

Shanks

Wife
Male

David

Shanks

Son
Male

Alexander

Shanks

Son
Male

Robert

Shanks

Son
Male

John

Shanks

Son
First name(s) David
Last name Shanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Shanks

Head

Married

54

1827

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary R

Shanks

Wife

Married

51

1830

Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland

David

Shanks

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shanks

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Shanks

Son

-

13

1868

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Shanks

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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