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Household of Robert Shanks (born 1845, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, 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 1845 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jeanie S Shanks, born in 1846 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James W (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John C (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert A (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Anna A B (born 1878 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William A (born 1881 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Elizabeth Howie, born in 1858 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Robert Shanks's household
Robert
Shanks
Head
Jeanie S
Shanks
Wife
James W
Shanks
Son
John C
Shanks
Son
Robert A
Shanks
Son
Anna A B
Shanks
Daughter
William A
Shanks
Son
Elizabeth
Howie
Servant
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Shanks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | New Monkland, 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 | 36 | 1845 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jeanie S | Shanks | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James W | Shanks | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John C | Shanks | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert A | Shanks | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Anna A B | Shanks | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William A | Shanks | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Howie | Servant | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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