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Household of John Shanks (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 Shanks and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shanks, born in 1834 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Shanks, born in 1842 in Allostock, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Henry Pearson (born 1875 in Didsbury, Lancashire, England) and Thomas Ledward (born 1877 in Didsbury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Jessie (born 1876 in Didsbury, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Sarah Jane (born 1863 in Didsbury, Lancashire, England).


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John Shanks's household

Male

John

Shanks

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Shanks

Wife
Male

Henry Pearson

Shanks

Son
Male

Thomas Ledward

Shanks

Son
Female

Jessie

Gusner

Visitor
Female

Sarah Jane

Edgar

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Shanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shanks

Head

Married

47

1834

Scotland

Sarah Ann

Shanks

Wife

Married

39

1842

Allostock, Cheshire, England

Henry Pearson

Shanks

Son

Single

6

1875

Didsbury, Lancashire, England

Thomas Ledward

Shanks

Son

Single

4

1877

Didsbury, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Gusner

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Didsbury, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Edgar

Servant

Single

18

1863

Didsbury, Lancashire, England

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