James Mcalister
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Household of James Shanks (born 1846, Stirlingshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts (Middle), 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shanks, born in 1846 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Shanks, born in 1847 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1880 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Janet (born 1827 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James's Servant, George (born 1861 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James's Servant, Archibald (born 1867 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Gavin (born 1868 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Domestic Servant, Jane (born 1866 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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James Shanks's household
James
Shanks
Head
Mary
Shanks
Wife
John
Shanks
Son
Janet
Shanks
Daughter
Janet
Jack
Mother-In-Law
George
Marshall
Servant
Archibald
Swan
Servant
Gavin
Weir
Servant
Jane
McIntyre
Domestic Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Shanks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Shanks | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Shanks | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Shanks | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Shanks | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Jack | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 54 | 1827 | Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
George | Marshall | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Archibald | Swan | Servant | - | 14 | 1867 | Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Gavin | Weir | Servant | - | 13 | 1868 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | McIntyre | Domestic Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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