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William Shanks 1858 – 1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1858

Birth Location: Tradeson, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Sep 1906

Death Location: Queensland

Father: James Shanks

Mother: Margaret Forrester

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In 1858, William Shanks entered the world in Tradeson, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to James Shanks and Margaret Forrester. William Shanks passed away in 1906 in Queensland.

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Biography

  • In 1858, William Shanks entered the world in Tradeson, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to James Shanks and Margaret Forrester.
  • William Shanks passed away in 1906 in Queensland.

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William Shanks's Ancestors

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William Shanks
1858 – 1906
Birth Place: Tradeson, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Shanks
1830 – 1878
Scotland
Margaret Forrester
1833 – 1860
Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Shanks
1804 – 1868
Kinnettles, Forfar
Janet (Reekie) HEPBURN
1807 – 1897
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Shanks
Elizabeth Ferguson
William Hepburn
1767 – 1823
Janet Sinclair
1771 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Hepburn
1740 – 1824
Janet REEKIE
1736 – 1818
George Sinclair
1740 – 1818
Katharine Sutie
1740 – 1814

William Shanks's Timeline

2 Records

1858
8 Mar 1858
Birth of William Shanks in Tradeson, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Tradeson, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1906
16 Sep 1906
Age 48
Death of William Shanks in Queensland
Queensland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1858
    Event Place: Tradeson, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1906
    Event Place: Queensland
    Record Source: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985

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