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Household of William P Shand (born 1840, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inveresk & Musselburgh, Midlothian, 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.

William P Shand and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William P Shand, born in 1840 in Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. William P was the head of the household, married to Christina Shand, born in 1840 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1869 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William P's Mother-In-Law, Isabella Holliday, born in 1805 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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William P Shand's household

Male

William P

Shand

Head
Female

Christina

Shand

Wife
Male

George

Shand

Son
Male

William

Shand

Son
Female

Mary

Shand

Daughter
Female

Helen

Shand

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Shand

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Holliday

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William P
Last name Shand
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William P

Shand

Head

Married

41

1840

Banffshire, Scotland

Christina

Shand

Wife

Married

41

1840

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Shand

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Shand

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Shand

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Shand

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Shand

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Holliday

Mother-In-Law

Widow

76

1805

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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