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Household of William Shanks (born 1846, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Spynie, Moray, 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 Shanks and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shanks, born in 1846 in Banffshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shanks, born in 1849 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1870 in Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland), Jane Ann (born 1872 in Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Morayshire, Scotland), William John (born 1877 in Morayshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Morayshire, Scotland).


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William Shanks's household

Male

William

Shanks

Head
Female

Margaret

Shanks

Wife
Male

Alexander

Shanks

Son
Female

Jane Ann

Shanks

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shanks

Daughter
Male

William John

Shanks

Son
Male

James

Shanks

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shanks

Head

Married

35

1846

Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shanks

Wife

Married

32

1849

Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shanks

Son

-

11

1870

Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland

Jane Ann

Shanks

Daughter

-

9

1872

Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shanks

Daughter

-

6

1875

Morayshire, Scotland

William John

Shanks

Son

-

4

1877

Morayshire, Scotland

James

Shanks

Son

-

0

1881

Morayshire, Scotland

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