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Household of John Shanks (born 1843, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, 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 Shanks and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shanks, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shanks, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Fanny (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George M (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, George Andrew Shanks, born in 1861 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.
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John Shanks's household
John
Shanks
Head
Margaret
Shanks
Wife
Alexander
Shanks
Son
John
Shanks
Son
Fanny
Shanks
Daughter
Robert
Shanks
Son
George M
Shanks
Son
George Andrew
Shanks
Boarder
William
Shanks
Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shanks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Shanks | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shanks | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Shanks | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Shanks | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Fanny | Shanks | Daughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Shanks | Son | Unmarried | 10 | 1871 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
George M | Shanks | Son | Unmarried | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
George Andrew | Shanks | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
William | Shanks | Son | Unmarried | 1 | 1880 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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