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Household of Thomas Shanks (born 1819, Stirlingshire)
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 13 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shanks, born in 1819 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 14 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Shanks, born in 1838 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jane (born 1868 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1871 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Daughter, Agnes (born 1863 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Thomas's Step Son, John (born 1864 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Thomas's Step Daughter, Agnes (born 1831 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, William (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Cecilia (born 1864 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
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Thomas Shanks's household
Thomas
Shanks
Head
Jane
Shanks
Wife
Jane
Shanks
Daughter
Janet
Shanks
Daughter
Christina
Shanks
Daughter
Alexander
Shanks
Son
James
Shanks
Son
Robert
Shanks
Son
Margaret
Shanks
Daughter
Agnes
Wotherspoon
Step Daughter
John
Wotherspoon
Step Son
Agnes
Waugh
Step Daughter
William
Forrester
Servant
Cecilia
Stanners
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Shanks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 62 |
| Birth year | 1819 |
| Birth place | Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (14 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Shanks | Head | Married | 62 | 1819 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Shanks | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Shanks | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Shanks | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Shanks | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Shanks | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Shanks | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Shanks | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shanks | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Wotherspoon | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
John | Wotherspoon | Step Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Waugh | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 50 | 1831 | Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
William | Forrester | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Cecilia | Stanners | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
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