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Household of William Shanks (born 1844, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, England

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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 Shanks and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shanks, born in 1844 in Cheadle, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Esther Shanks, born in 1843 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1870 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England), William (born 1873 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England), John (born 1876 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1878 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England).


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William Shanks's household

Male

William

Shanks

Head
Female

Esther

Shanks

Wife
Female

Annie

Shanks

Daughter
Male

William

Shanks

Son
Male

John

Shanks

Son
Female

Jane

Shanks

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Shanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Cheadle, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shanks

Head

Married

37

1844

Cheadle, Cheshire, England

Esther

Shanks

Wife

Married

38

1843

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Annie

Shanks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

William

Shanks

Son

Single

8

1873

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

John

Shanks

Son

Single

5

1876

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Jane

Shanks

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

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