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Household of John Shanks (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shanks, born in 1843 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Shanks, born in 1855 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1874 in Scotland), Hannah (born 1876 in Scotland), John (born 1879 in Scotland) and Martha (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Susannah Johnson, born in 1865 in Gateshead, Durham, England.


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John Shanks's household

Male

John

Shanks

Head
Female

Ann

Shanks

Wife
Female

Ann

Shanks

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Shanks

Daughter
Male

John

Shanks

Son
Female

Martha

Shanks

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Johnson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Shanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shanks

Head

Married

38

1843

Scotland

Ann

Shanks

Wife

Married

26

1855

Scotland

Ann

Shanks

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Scotland

Hannah

Shanks

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Scotland

John

Shanks

Son

Single

2

1879

Scotland

Martha

Shanks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

Susannah

Johnson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Gateshead, Durham, England

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