Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Joseph Shanks (born 1851, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 3 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shanks, born in 1851 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shanks, born in 1855 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Helen (born 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1881 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Joseph Shanks's household

Male

Joseph

Shanks

Head
Female

Margaret

Shanks

Wife
Female

Helen

Shanks

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Shanks

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shanks

Head

Married

30

1851

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shanks

Wife

Married

26

1855

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Shanks

Daughter

-

4

1877

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Joseph

Shanks

Son

-

0

1881

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Joseph Shanks in Kinning Park in 1881, and follow the Shanks family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Joseph Shanks

We’ve found Joseph Shanks in 181 family trees. Find out more about Joseph Shanks' household and view the Shanks family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census