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Household of Robert Shanks (born 1851, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shanks, born in 1851 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shanks, born in 1855 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Helen (born 1874 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1877 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1881 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Nephew, James Brown, born in 1866 in Cairnhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Robert Shanks's household
Robert
Shanks
Head
Margaret
Shanks
Wife
Helen
Shanks
Daughter
John
Shanks
Son
Christina
Shanks
Daughter
Margaret
Shanks
Daughter
Agnes
Shanks
Daughter
James
Brown
Nephew
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Shanks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Shanks | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shanks | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Shanks | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Shanks | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Shanks | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shanks | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Shanks | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Brown | Nephew | - | 15 | 1866 | Cairnhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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