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Household of Thomas Shanks (born 1846, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, 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.

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 1846 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Christina Shanks, born in 1849 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary F (born 1876 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John D (born 1879 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Shanks's household

Male

Thomas

Shanks

Head
Female

Christina

Shanks

Wife
Female

Mary F

Shanks

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shanks

Son
Male

John D

Shanks

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Shanks

Head

Married

35

1846

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Christina

Shanks

Wife

Married

32

1849

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary F

Shanks

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Shanks

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John D

Shanks

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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