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Household of Thomas Shanks (born 1840, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shanks, born in 1840 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shanks, born in 1838 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary Lang (born 1862 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1872 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1878 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Thomas Shanks's household
Thomas
Shanks
Head
Margaret
Shanks
Wife
Mary Lang
Shanks
Daughter
James
Shanks
Son
Thomas
Shanks
Son
David
Shanks
Son
Jane
Shanks
Daughter
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Shanks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Shanks | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shanks | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Mary Lang | Shanks | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Shanks | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Shanks | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
David | Shanks | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Shanks | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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