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Household of Alexander E Shand (born 1845, Kinrossshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, 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.

Alexander E Shand and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander E Shand, born in 1845 in Kinross, Kinrossshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander E was the head of the household, married to Alison Shand, born in 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Helen M H, born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander E's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alexander E's Servant, Isabella (born 1864 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alexander E Shand's household

Male

Alexander E

Shand

Head
Female

Alison

Shand

Wife
Female

Helen M H

Shand

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Rowan

Servant
Female

Isabella

Johnstone

Servant
First name(s) Alexander E
Last name Shand
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander E

Shand

Head

Married

36

1845

Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Alison

Shand

Wife

Married

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen M H

Shand

Daughter

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Rowan

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Johnstone

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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