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Household of Janet Shanks (born 1825, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Shanks, born in 1825 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 3 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Agnes, born 1852 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Granddaughter, Helen Shanks, born in 1870 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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Janet Shanks's household

Female

Janet

Shanks

Head
Female

Agnes

Shanks

Daughter
Female

Helen

Shanks

Granddaughter
First name(s) Janet
Last name Shanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Janet

Shanks

Head

Widow

56

1825

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Shanks

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Shanks

Granddaughter

-

11

1870

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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