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Household of James Shanks (born 1827, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Polmont, 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 1827 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shanks, born in 1841 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1873 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1878 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, John (born 1856 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Servant, William (born 1861 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Fanny (born 1865 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1868 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).
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James Shanks's household
James
Shanks
Head
Margaret
Shanks
Wife
Margaret
Shanks
Daughter
Thomas
Shanks
Son
John
McPhee
Servant
William
Aitkenhead
Servant
Fanny
Thomson
Servant
Elizabeth
Heeps
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Shanks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | New Monkland, 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 | 54 | 1827 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shanks | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shanks | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Shanks | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | McPhee | Servant | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
William | Aitkenhead | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Fanny | Thomson | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Heeps | Servant | - | 13 | 1868 | Stirlingshire, Scotland |
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