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Household of David Shanks (born 1843, Dunbartonshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, 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 6 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 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Agnes Shanks, born in 1853 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1874 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Boarder, James Brannan, born in 1856 in Ireland.
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David Shanks's household
David
Shanks
Head
Agnes
Shanks
Wife
David
Shanks
Son
William
Shanks
Son
Elizabeth
Shanks
Daughter
Margaret
Shanks
Daughter
James
Brannan
Boarder
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Shanks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 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 | |
Agnes | Shanks | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
David | Shanks | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Shanks | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Shanks | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shanks | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Brannan | Boarder | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Ireland |
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