William Danks
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Household of John Shanks (born 1812, Renfrewshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shanks, born in 1812 in Johnston, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Shanks, born in 1820 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Christing, born 1845 in Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1784 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Robert (born 1876 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
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John Shanks's household
John
Shanks
Head
Mary
Shanks
Wife
Christing
Shanks
Daughter
Mary
Coats
Mother-In-Law
Mary
Watherspoon
Servant
Robert
Barr
Visitor
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shanks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 69 |
| Birth year | 1812 |
| Birth place | Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Shanks | Head | Married | 69 | 1812 | Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Shanks | Wife | Married | 61 | 1820 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Christing | Shanks | Daughter | Unmarried | 36 | 1845 | Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Coats | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 97 | 1784 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Mary | Watherspoon | Servant | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Barr | Visitor | - | 5 | 1876 | Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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