1 Motherwell Births 1891 639-/140.
THOMAS BANKS
born 7 February 1891 at 12, Leslie Street, Motherwell
father Thomas George Banks steel hammerman
mother Martha Banks ms Bruce
married 30 August 1875 Glasgow
informant Martha Banks mother (made her x mark)

2 1891 census of Scotland, Lanark, Volume 639 Dalziel, enumeration district (ED) 3, page 30, schedule no. 162, household of Thomas Banks (12 Leslie Street, Motherwell);
Thomas Banks 32 steelworker, Ireland
Martha Bruce Banks 32 wife, Kilwinning Ayrshire
William Banks 12 son, Glasgow
Sidney Banks 9 son, Glasgow
John Banks 6 son, Glasgow
Eliza Banks 4 son, Glasgow
Agnes Banks 2 daughter, Motherwell
Thomas Banks 2 months, daughter, Motherwell

3 NSW Death Certificate 1941/005755 (Sidney Harris Banks).
died at Lithgow District Hospital, Municipality of Lithgow
late of Municipality of Lithgow [address not shown]
SIDNEY HARRIS BANKS 13th January 1941 male age 58 years
father: Thomas Banks, dealer; mother: Mary Robinson
[Mary Robertson was Sydney Banks's step-mother; His birth mother was Martha Bruce, hence he named his daughter Martha Bruce Banks.]
informant: Thos. Banks, brother, 86 Bells Rd., Oakey Park.
Sidney was born Glasgow Scotland; 20 years in NSW
first marriage Glasgow, Scotland at age 20 years to Martha Dunn
children George 34; James 32; Martha 30; Sidney 28; Thomas 25; Georgina 22
[all above] living; one female deceased [also a boy deceased, not mentioned here]
second marriage: ??? N.S.W; at age 50; Anne West; no issue.
buried 14th January 1941 at Roman Catholic Cemetery, Bowenfels
undertakers Matthews and Lemon
minister J.F. Humphrey, R.C
witnesses R.S. Yates, Frank Newham.

4 1901 census of Scotland, Lanark, Volume 639 Motherwell, enumeration district (ED) 17, page 25, schedule no. 130, household of William Banks (104 Brandon Street, Motherwell);
Thomas BANKS 48 M head, general dealer (employer), Ireland
Mary BANKS 40 wife M Rutherglen, Lanark
(Mary Clark, 2nd wife)
Lizzie BANKS 14 daughter, scholar, Glasgow
Agnes BANKS 12 daughter, scholar, Motherwell
John BANKS 17 U son, fruit cart driver (employed), Glasgow
Robert CLARK 81 M father-in-law, retired coal miner, Ireland
Mary BANKS 70 M mother-in-law, Ireland
John BANKS 18 U adopted son, fruit dealer (employed), Motherwell
Thomas BANKS 18 son, scholar, Motherwell
Mary BRANNAN 22 U servant, domestic servant (worker), Ireland
James INNES 15 U servant, fruit cart driver (employed), Glasgow