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Household of James Shanks (born 1839, Dunbartonshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, 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 1839 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Shanks, born in 1841 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1871 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), David (born 1877 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
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James Shanks's household
James
Shanks
Head
Janet
Shanks
Wife
Elizabeth
Shanks
Daughter
Margaret
Shanks
Daughter
David
Shanks
Son
John
Shanks
Son
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Shanks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Shanks | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Shanks | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Shanks | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shanks | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
David | Shanks | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
John | Shanks | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
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