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Household of Gavin Shanks (born 1845, Stirlingshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, 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.
Gavin Shanks and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gavin Shanks, born in 1845 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. Gavin was the head of the household, married to Janet P Shanks, born in 1841 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1866 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1869 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Gavin (born 1872 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1874 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1876 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1878 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Gavin Shanks's household
Gavin
Shanks
Head
Janet P
Shanks
Wife
John
Shanks
Son
Agnes
Shanks
Daughter
Gavin
Shanks
Son
David
Shanks
Son
Jessie
Shanks
Daughter
Marion
Shanks
Daughter
Robert
Shanks
Son
| First name(s) | Gavin |
| Last name | Shanks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gavin | Shanks | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Janet P | Shanks | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Shanks | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Shanks | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Gavin | Shanks | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
David | Shanks | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Shanks | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Marion | Shanks | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Shanks | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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