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Household of Thomas Shankie (born 1842, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton, Midlothian, 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.

Thomas Shankie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shankie, born in 1842 in Damhead, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jannet Shankie, born in 1842 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1866 in Midlothian, Scotland), Ramsay Hunter (born 1868 in Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1872 in Midlothian, Scotland), David Hunter (born 1875 in Midlothian, Scotland), William Robert (born 1877 in Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Shankie's household

Male

Thomas

Shankie

Head
Female

Jannet

Shankie

Wife
Male

John

Shankie

Son
Male

Ramsay Hunter

Shankie

Son
Female

Isabella

Shankie

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shankie

Son
Male

David Hunter

Shankie

Son
Male

William Robert

Shankie

Son
Male

James

Shankie

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shankie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Damhead, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shankie

Head

Married

39

1842

Damhead, Midlothian, Scotland

Jannet

Shankie

Wife

Married

39

1842

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Shankie

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Midlothian, Scotland

Ramsay Hunter

Shankie

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Shankie

Daughter

-

11

1870

Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Shankie

Son

-

9

1872

Midlothian, Scotland

David Hunter

Shankie

Son

-

6

1875

Midlothian, Scotland

William Robert

Shankie

Son

-

4

1877

Midlothian, Scotland

James

Shankie

Son

-

1

1880

Midlothian, Scotland

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