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Household of Thomas Shanks (born 1822, Huntingdonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, England

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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 Shanks and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shanks, born in 1822 in Bluntisham, Huntingdonshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shanks, born in 1819 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Bishop (born 1855 in Bluntisham, Huntingdonshire, England), Frederick Wm (born 1869 in Bluntisham, Huntingdonshire, England) and Arthur (born 1862 in Bluntisham, Huntingdonshire, England).


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Thomas Shanks's household

Male

Thomas

Shanks

Head
Female

Sarah

Shanks

Wife
Male

Bishop

Shanks

Son
Male

Frederick Wm

Shanks

Son
Male

Arthur

Shanks

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Bluntisham, Huntingdonshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shanks

Head

Married

59

1822

Bluntisham, Huntingdonshire, England

Sarah

Shanks

Wife

Married

62

1819

London, Middlesex, England

Bishop

Shanks

Son

Single

26

1855

Bluntisham, Huntingdonshire, England

Frederick Wm

Shanks

Son

Single

12

1869

Bluntisham, Huntingdonshire, England

Arthur

Shanks

Son

Single

19

1862

Bluntisham, Huntingdonshire, England

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