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Household of William J Shanks (born 1835, 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.

William J Shanks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Shanks, born in 1835 in Clarkston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Augusta Shanks, born in 1835 in -. They had 6 children; Minnie (born 1863 in -), Jane (born 1866 in -), James (born 1870 in Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1873 in Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Louisa (born 1877 in Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jannet (born 1879 in Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William J Shanks's household

Male

William J

Shanks

Head
Female

Augusta

Shanks

Wife
Female

Minnie

Shanks

Daughter
Female

Jane

Shanks

Daughter
Male

James

Shanks

Son
Female

Maggie

Shanks

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Shanks

Daughter
Female

Jannet

Shanks

Daughter
First name(s) William J
Last name Shanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Shanks

Head

Married

46

1835

Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Augusta

Shanks

Wife

Married

46

1835

-

Minnie

Shanks

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

-

Jane

Shanks

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

-

James

Shanks

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Shanks

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Louisa

Shanks

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jannet

Shanks

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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