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Household of James Shanks (born 1829, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastern Old Monkland, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shanks, born in 1829 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Mary (born 1813 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Sister, Agnes (born 1837 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Nephew, John (born 1860 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Thomas (born 1859 in -) and James's Servant, Helen (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Shanks's household

Male

James

Shanks

Head
Female

Mary

Shanks

Sister
Female

Agnes

Shanks

Sister
Male

John

Shanks

Nephew
Male

Thomas

Do?ns

Servant
Female

Helen

Brodly

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Shanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shanks

Head

Unmarried

52

1829

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Shanks

Sister

Unmarried

68

1813

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Shanks

Sister

Unmarried

44

1837

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Shanks

Nephew

Unmarried

21

1860

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Do?ns

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

-

Helen

Brodly

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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