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Household of Thomas Shanks (born 1853, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shanks, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 3 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Shanks, born in 1856 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1880 in Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Shanks's household

Male

Thomas

Shanks

Head
Female

Mary

Shanks

Wife
Male

John

Shanks

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Shanks

Head

Married

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Shanks

Wife

Married

25

1856

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Shanks

Son

-

1

1880

Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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