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Household of Thomas Shankie (born 1842, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shankie, born in 1842 in Skirling, Peeblesshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Shankie, born in 1844 in Aberdalgie, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Catherine G (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Midlothian, Scotland), Mary G (born 1874 in Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew (born 1876 in Midlothian, Scotland), Ann (born 1878 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert G (born 1880 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Shankie's household

Male

Thomas

Shankie

Head
Female

Catherine

Shankie

Wife
Female

Catherine G

Shankie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Shankie

Daughter
Female

Mary G

Shankie

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Shankie

Son
Female

Ann

Shankie

Daughter
Male

Robert G

Shankie

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shankie

Head

Married

39

1842

Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Catherine

Shankie

Wife

Married

37

1844

Aberdalgie, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine G

Shankie

Daughter

-

11

1870

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Shankie

Daughter

-

9

1872

Midlothian, Scotland

Mary G

Shankie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Shankie

Son

-

5

1876

Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Shankie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Midlothian, Scotland

Robert G

Shankie

Son

-

1

1880

Midlothian, Scotland

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