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Household of John Shanks (born 1821)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Ardrossan, Ayrshire, 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 1821 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shanks, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1871 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1879 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland).
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John Shanks's household
John
Shanks
Head
Margaret
Shanks
Wife
Thomas
Shanks
Son
Margaret
Shanks
Daughter
Walter
Shanks
Son
Robert
Shanks
Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shanks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Shanks | Head | Married | 60 | 1821 | Ireland | |
Margaret | Shanks | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Ireland | |
Thomas | Shanks | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shanks | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Walter | Shanks | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Shanks | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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