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Household of Joseph Shanks (born 1839, Elgin or Moray)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elgin, Moray, 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.
Joseph Shanks and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shanks, born in 1839 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Shanks, born in 1850 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1870 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Joseph (born 1873 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Sarah (born 1877 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).
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Joseph Shanks's household
Joseph
Shanks
Head
Mary
Shanks
Wife
Margaret
Shanks
Daughter
Mary
Shanks
Daughter
Joseph
Shanks
Son
William
Shanks
Son
Sarah
Shanks
Daughter
Robert
Shanks
Son
Elizabeth
Shanks
Daughter
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Shanks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Shanks | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland | |
Mary | Shanks | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shanks | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland | |
Mary | Shanks | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland | |
Joseph | Shanks | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland | |
William | Shanks | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland | |
Sarah | Shanks | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland | |
Robert | Shanks | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Shanks | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland |
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