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Household of William Shand (born 1851, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shand, born in 1851 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shand, born in 1853 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret J, born 1880 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Christina Gordon, born in 1861 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Shand's household

Male

William

Shand

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shand

Wife
Female

Margaret J

Shand

Daughter
Female

Christina

Gordon

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Shand
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shand

Head

Married

30

1851

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shand

Wife

Married

28

1853

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret J

Shand

Daughter

-

1

1880

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Gordon

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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