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Household of John G Shanks (born 1837, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, England

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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.

John G Shanks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John G Shanks, born in 1837 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. John G was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shanks, born in 1842 in Farington, Dorset, England. They had 6 children; Robert E (born 1869 in Sheerness, Kent, England), William H (born 1871 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Annie J (born 1872 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Harriet C (born 1875 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), James E (born 1877 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Hannah C (born 1879 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).


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John G Shanks's household

Male

John G

Shanks

Head
Female

Sarah

Shanks

Wife
Male

Robert E

Shanks

Son
Male

William H

Shanks

Son
Female

Annie J

Shanks

Daughter
Female

Harriet C

Shanks

Daughter
Male

James E

Shanks

Son
Female

Hannah C

Shanks

Daughter
First name(s) John G
Last name Shanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John G

Shanks

Head

Married

44

1837

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah

Shanks

Wife

Married

39

1842

Farington, Dorset, England

Robert E

Shanks

Son

Single

12

1869

Sheerness, Kent, England

William H

Shanks

Son

Single

10

1871

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Annie J

Shanks

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Harriet C

Shanks

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

James E

Shanks

Son

Single

4

1877

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Hannah C

Shanks

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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