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Household of William Shand (born 1845, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1845 in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Shand, born in 1847 in Logie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret A (born 1866 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1880 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1874 in Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John Clark (born 1876 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and George (born 1879 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Eliza Coyne, born in 1864 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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William Shand's household

Male

William

Shand

Head
Female

Ann

Shand

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Shand

Daughter
Male

James

Shand

Son
Male

William

Shand

Son
Male

John Clark

Shand

Son
Male

George

Shand

Son
Female

Eliza

Coyne

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Shand
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shand

Head

Married

36

1845

Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Shand

Wife

Married

34

1847

Logie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret A

Shand

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Shand

Son

-

1

1880

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Shand

Son

-

7

1874

Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John Clark

Shand

Son

-

5

1876

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Shand

Son

-

2

1879

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Coyne

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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