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Household of James Shanks (born 1838, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shanks, born in 1838 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Shanks, born in 1840 in Barrhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jeanie C (born 1864 in Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie C (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, William Morrison, born in 1854 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.
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James Shanks's household
James
Shanks
Head
Helen
Shanks
Wife
Jeanie C
Shanks
Daughter
Mary
Shanks
Daughter
Walter
Shanks
Son
Maggie C
Shanks
Daughter
James
Shanks
Son
William
Morrison
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Shanks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Shanks | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Shanks | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Barrhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jeanie C | Shanks | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Shanks | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Walter | Shanks | Son | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie C | Shanks | Daughter | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Shanks | Son | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Morrison | Boarder | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland |
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