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Household of Robert Shanks (born 1849, Stirlingshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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.
Robert Shanks and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shanks, born in 1849 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jessie Shanks, born in 1854 in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Maggie F (born 1873 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1876 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Brother-In-Law, Walter Adam, born in 1861 in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Robert Shanks's household
Robert
Shanks
Head
Jessie
Shanks
Wife
Maggie F
Shanks
Daughter
Agnes
Shanks
Daughter
Jessie
Shanks
Daughter
Walter
Adam
Brother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Shanks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Shanks | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Shanks | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie F | Shanks | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Shanks | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Shanks | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Walter | Adam | Brother-In-Law | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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