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Household of Thomas Shanks (born 1807, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shanks, born in 1807 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 2 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, James Rodger, born in 1866 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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Thomas Shanks's household

Male

Thomas

Shanks

Head
Male

James

Rodger

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Shanks

Head

Widower

74

1807

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Rodger

Lodger

-

15

1866

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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