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Household of Hugh Shankland (born 1846, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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.

Hugh Shankland and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Shankland, born in 1846 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Mary Shankland, born in 1851 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Janet (born 1870 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Allan (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joan (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Hugh's Mother-In-Law, Janet Pearson, born in 1816 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Hugh Shankland's household

Male

Hugh

Shankland

Head
Female

Mary

Shankland

Wife
Female

Janet

Shankland

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shankland

Daughter
Female

Allan

Shankland

Daughter
Female

Joan

Shankland

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shankland

Son
Female

Janet

Pearson

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Shankland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Shankland

Head

Married

35

1846

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Shankland

Wife

Married

30

1851

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Shankland

Daughter

-

11

1870

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Shankland

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Allan

Shankland

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joan

Shankland

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Shankland

Son

-

0

1881

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Janet

Pearson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

65

1816

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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