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Household of Henry Shankland (born 1831, Carmarthenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

Henry Shankland and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Shankland, born in 1831 in Whitland, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Ruth Shankland, born in 1846 in Breconshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Phoebe (born 1854 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1856 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), George (born 1861 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Catherine J (born 1871 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Arthur (born 1873 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William H (born 1879 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Henry Shankland's household

Male

Henry

Shankland

Head
Female

Ruth

Shankland

Wife
Female

Phoebe

Shankland

Daughter
Male

John

Shankland

Son
Male

George

Shankland

Son
Female

Catherine J

Shankland

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Shankland

Son
Male

William H

Shankland

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Shankland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Whitland, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Shankland

Head

Married

50

1831

Whitland, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Ruth

Shankland

Wife

Married

35

1846

Breconshire, Wales

Phoebe

Shankland

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Shankland

Son

Single

25

1856

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

George

Shankland

Son

Single

20

1861

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine J

Shankland

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Arthur

Shankland

Son

Single

8

1873

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

William H

Shankland

Son

Single

2

1879

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

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