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Household of James Shanks (born 1836, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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.

James Shanks and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shanks, born in 1836 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 3 members. James was the head of the household, married to Lizzie Shanks, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jeannie T, born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Shanks's household

Male

James

Shanks

Head
Female

Lizzie

Shanks

Wife
Female

Jeannie T

Shanks

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Shanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shanks

Head

Married

45

1836

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Shanks

Wife

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeannie T

Shanks

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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