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Household of James Shanks (born 1835, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shanks, born in 1835 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shanks, born in 1835 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1865 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Marjory (born 1869 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1871 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1874 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1863 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and George (born 1877 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Bridget (born 1861 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Lauchlan (born 1844 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Archibald (born 1851 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
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James Shanks's household
James
Shanks
Head
Margaret
Shanks
Wife
Mary
Shanks
Daughter
Marjory
Shanks
Daughter
Agnes
Shanks
Daughter
Annie
Shanks
Daughter
Margaret
Shanks
Daughter
George
Shanks
Son
Bridget
Butler
Servant
Lauchlan
McQuary
Servant
Archibald
McDonald
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Shanks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Shanks | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shanks | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Shanks | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Marjory | Shanks | Daughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Shanks | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Shanks | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shanks | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
George | Shanks | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Bridget | Butler | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Lauchlan | McQuary | Servant | Widower | 37 | 1844 | Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Archibald | McDonald | Servant | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Invernessshire, Scotland |
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