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Household of John Shankland (born 1837, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shankland, born in 1837 in Maybole, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Shankland, born in 1837 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1861 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1863 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1865 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Shankland's household

Male

John

Shankland

Head
Female

Agnes

Shankland

Wife
Male

William

Shankland

Son
Male

John

Shankland

Son
Female

Agnes

Shankland

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shankland

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Shankland

Daughter
Male

James

Shankland

Son
Male

Andrew

Shankland

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Shankland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shankland

Head

Married

44

1837

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Shankland

Wife

-

44

1837

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Shankland

Son

-

20

1861

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Shankland

Son

-

18

1863

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Shankland

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shankland

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Shankland

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shankland

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Shankland

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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