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Household of William Shand (born 1827, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Shand and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shand, born in 1827 in Garmouth, Morayshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina Shand, born in 1830 in Alves, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1856 in Garmouth, Morayshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1861 in Morayshire, Scotland), Isabella A (born 1864 in Morayshire, Scotland), Alexandrina (born 1866 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland) and James (born 1870 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Christina (born 1830 in Alves, Morayshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Annie (born 1861 in Morayshire, Scotland).


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William Shand's household

Male

William

Shand

Head
Female

Christina

Shand

Mother
Female

Mary Ann

Shand

Daughter
Female

Christina

Shand

Daughter
Female

Isabella A

Shand

Daughter
Female

Alexandrina

Shand

Daughter
Male

James

Shand

Son
Female

Annie

Shand

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Shand
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Garmouth, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shand

Head

Married

54

1827

Garmouth, Morayshire, Scotland

Christina

Shand

Mother

Married

51

1830

Alves, Morayshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Shand

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Garmouth, Morayshire, Scotland

Christina

Shand

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Morayshire, Scotland

Isabella A

Shand

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Morayshire, Scotland

Alexandrina

Shand

Daughter

-

15

1866

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Shand

Son

-

11

1870

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

Annie

Shand

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Morayshire, Scotland

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