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Household of John Shank (born 1850, Huntingdonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, Lancashire, 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 Shank and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shank, born in 1850 in Huntingdonshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ruth Shank, born in 1852 in Bacup, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Edwin (born 1872 in Bacup, Lancashire, England), Greenwood (born 1877 in Bacup, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1878 in Bacup, Lancashire, England) and Rachael (born 1881 in Bacup, Lancashire, England).


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John Shank's household

Male

John

Shank

Head
Female

Ruth

Shank

Wife
Male

Edwin

Shank

Son
Male

Greenwood

Shank

Son
Male

Samuel

Shank

Son
Female

Rachael

Shank

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shank
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Huntingdonshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shank

Head

Married

31

1850

Huntingdonshire, England

Ruth

Shank

Wife

Married

29

1852

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Shank

Son

Single

9

1872

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Greenwood

Shank

Son

Single

4

1877

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Shank

Son

Single

3

1878

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Rachael

Shank

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bacup, Lancashire, England

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