William Muir
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Household of William Shanks (born 1839, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart Parish, Renfrewshire, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shanks, born in 1839 in Inch, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Shanks, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Agnes K (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Dora B (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Catherine Mcf (born 1877 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
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William Shanks's household
William
Shanks
Head
Agnes
Shanks
Wife
Agnes K
Shanks
Daughter
Dora B
Shanks
Daughter
Thomas
Shanks
Son
Catherine Mcf
Shanks
Daughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Shanks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Shanks | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Shanks | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes K | Shanks | Daughter | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Dora B | Shanks | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Shanks | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Catherine Mcf | Shanks | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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