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Household of John Shanks (born 1844, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, 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 Shanks and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shanks, born in 1844 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Margaret (born 1817 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Sister, Eliza (born 1858 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Niece, Mary (born 1874 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Shanks's household

Male

John

Shanks

Head
Female

Margaret

Shanks

Mother
Female

Eliza

Shanks

Sister
Female

Mary

Shanks

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Shanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Shanks

Head

Unmarried

37

1844

Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shanks

Mother

Widow

64

1817

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Shanks

Sister

Unmarried

23

1858

Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Shanks

Niece

-

7

1874

Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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