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Household of Thomas Shanks (born 1853, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clatt, Aberdeenshire, 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 Shanks and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shanks, born in 1853 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Shanks, born in 1857 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1879 in Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Jane Ewen, born in 1868 in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Shanks's household

Male

Thomas

Shanks

Head
Female

Mary

Shanks

Wife
Male

Thomas

Shanks

Son
Female

Margaret

Shanks

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ewen

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shanks

Head

Married

28

1853

Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Shanks

Wife

Married

24

1857

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas

Shanks

Son

-

2

1879

Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shanks

Daughter

-

0

1881

Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Ewen

Servant

-

13

1868

Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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