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Household of Thomas Shanks (born 1825, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shanks, born in 1825 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shanks, born in 1835 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Upemia (born 1859 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Archibald (born 1862 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1865 in Biggar, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Ellen (born 1871 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1873 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Granddaughter, Elizabeth Arons, born in 1881 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Thomas Shanks's household
Thomas
Shanks
Head
Margaret
Shanks
Wife
Upemia
Shanks
Daughter
Archibald
Shanks
Son
William
Shanks
Son
Ellen
Shanks
Daughter
Thomas
Shanks
Son
Elizabeth
Arons
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Shanks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Shanks | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shanks | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Upemia | Shanks | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Archibald | Shanks | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
William | Shanks | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Biggar, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Ellen | Shanks | Daughter | Unmarried | 10 | 1871 | Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Shanks | Son | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Arons | Granddaughter | Unmarried | 0 | 1881 | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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