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Household of John Shankland (born 1855)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, 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 Shankland and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shankland, born in 1855 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Matilda Shankland, born in 1853 in Cromhall, Gloucestershire, England. They had 2 children; Janet (born 1879 in Stapleton, Gloucestershire, England) and William (born 1881 in Stapleton, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, James (born 1858 in Scotland), John's Visitor, Eliza (born 1841 in Cromhall, Gloucestershire, England), John's Visitor, Annie (born 1857 in Cromhall, Gloucestershire, England) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England).


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John Shankland's household

Male

John

Shankland

Head
Female

Matilda

Shankland

Wife
Female

Janet

Shankland

Daughter
Male

William

Shankland

Son
Male

James

Shankland

Brother
Female

Eliza

Codrington

Visitor
Female

Annie

Watts

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Willis

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Shankland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shankland

Head

Married

26

1855

Scotland

Matilda

Shankland

Wife

Married

28

1853

Cromhall, Gloucestershire, England

Janet

Shankland

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Stapleton, Gloucestershire, England

William

Shankland

Son

Single

0

1881

Stapleton, Gloucestershire, England

James

Shankland

Brother

Single

23

1858

Scotland

Eliza

Codrington

Visitor

Single

40

1841

Cromhall, Gloucestershire, England

Annie

Watts

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Cromhall, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Willis

Servant

Single

14

1867

Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England

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