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Household of Janet Shanks (born 1829, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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.

Janet Shanks and one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Shanks, born in 1829 in Renfrewshire, consisted of 2 members. Janet was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Boarder, John Robertson, born in 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Janet Shanks's household

Female

Janet

Shanks

Head
Male

John

Robertson

Boarder
First name(s) Janet
Last name Shanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Janet

Shanks

Head

Unmarried

52

1829

Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Robertson

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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