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Household of John Shankland (born 1849, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, 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.

John Shankland and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shankland, born in 1849 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Shankland, born in 1847 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary M, born 1881 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Son, William Gillespie, born in 1871 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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John Shankland's household

Male

John

Shankland

Head
Female

Janet

Shankland

Wife
Male

William

Gillespie

Step Son
Female

Mary M

Shankland

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shankland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shankland

Head

Married

32

1849

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Shankland

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Gillespie

Step Son

-

10

1871

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary M

Shankland

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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