Abandoned Shanks children from Whithorn

[andrew shanks]

John Shanks b1842 and Jane Muir b1848 at Whithorn were married in 1866 at Whithorn.

they had the following children, all born at Whithorn:

Agnes 1867
Sarah 1868
Andrew Muir 1871
Thomas 1871
Elizabeth Muir 1873
Janet Galloway 1878
John or Arthur Archibald 1879

It appears that John abandoned his family and emigrated to Australia where he re-married in 1895, claiming to be a widower.  This is strange as I believe that Jane Muir may have lived until 1935!!!!!

I am trying to find out more about what happened to the children in this family and would be grateful for any assistance with this.  If anyone has access to the census data for 1881, 1891 and 1901 I would be interested to see the details.

Several of John's siblings moved to the Govan, Lanarkshire area so I'm not sure whether John's family stayed in the Whithorn area or if they too moved to Lanarkshire.

 

[forthefamily]

Census 1881

Jane Shanks age 32 -head- living in Whithorn, Main Street

Grocer's Assistant

Arthur A Shanks 1

Janet G Shnaks 3

Sarah Shanks 12

[forthefamily]

Census 1891

Jane Shanks - age 42 - Mother-In-Law

Living in Glasgow St George Kelvin - 119 New City Road

Alexander MacBoyde - 1
Jane M MacBoyde - 1 mo
Sarah MacBoyde - 22
William MacBoyde - 28 Manager Spirit Salesman
Arthur A Shanks - 11
Janet B Shanks - 13

[forthefamily]

Census 1901

Jane Shanks - age 52 - Mother-In -Law Living on own means

In Whithorn - George Street # 121

Archibald J S Morrison - 2
Elizabeth Logan Morrison - 8 mos
Elizabeth M Morrison - 27
Samuel D Morrison - 30 - Grocer Shopkeeper
Samuel Dickerson Morrison - 3
Thomas Logan Morrison - 4
Arthur AA Shanks - 21 - Plumbers Apprentice

Hope this helps:) If it isn't them let me know.

[forthefamily]

Would this be Agnes (age 14) and Elizabeth (age 7) in 1881.

They are with Archibald Muir - 66 and Agnes Muir - 66

Living in Whithorn 16 Isle Street

Archibald is a Master Grocer

[forthefamily]

Would this be Agnes (age 14) and Elizabeth (age 7) in 1881.

They are with Archibald Muir - 66 and Agnes Muir - 66

Living in Whithorn 16 Isle Street

Archibald is a Master Grocer

[forthefamily]

Sorry somehow that got posted twice...oooppsss

mab

[forthefamily]

Census 1881

I found an Andrew Muir Shanks aged 10 - Adopted Son???

Living in Whithorn at Glenvallach Villa

With him are

Andrew Muir - 62
Janet Muir - 62
Georgina Galloway - Sister-in-law

[andrew shanks]

Hi Mab

Thank you very much for all of this - it is all very useful to me.  Just a couple of queries:

Could the 1891 census be for the McBryde family?  I have a note that Sarah married a William McBryde not McBoyde.

I think you have found Agnes in 1881.  Her maternal grandparents were Archibald Muir and Agnes Scott.  Do you have the full list of people in that household?