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Household of John Shankland (born 1844, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanquhar, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shankland, born in 1844 in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Shankland, born in 1842 in Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1876 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Edward (born 1877 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Louisa M (born 1880 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Shankland's household

Male

John

Shankland

Head
Female

Mary

Shankland

Wife
Male

John

Shankland

Son
Male

Robert

Shankland

Son
Male

William

Shankland

Son
Male

George

Shankland

Son
Male

Edward

Shankland

Son
Female

Louisa M

Shankland

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shankland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shankland

Head

Married

37

1844

Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Shankland

Wife

Married

39

1842

Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Shankland

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Shankland

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Shankland

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Shankland

Son

-

5

1876

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Edward

Shankland

Son

-

4

1877

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Louisa M

Shankland

Daughter

-

1

1880

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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