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Household of Robert Shand (born 1829, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Biggar, Lanarkshire, 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.

Robert Shand and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shand, born in 1829 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Matilda Shand, born in 1835 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1863 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Selina (born 1870 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1878 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Shand's household

Male

Robert

Shand

Head
Female

Matilda

Shand

Wife
Male

Thomas

Shand

Son
Male

William

Shand

Son
Female

Selina

Shand

Daughter
Female

Helen

Shand

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shand

Daughter
Female

Jane

Shand

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Shand
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Shand

Head

Married

52

1829

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Matilda

Shand

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Shand

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Shand

Son

-

12

1869

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Selina

Shand

Daughter

-

11

1870

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Shand

Daughter

-

8

1873

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Shand

Daughter

-

7

1874

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Shand

Daughter

-

3

1878

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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