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Household of William Shand (born 1841, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 Shand and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shand, born in 1841 in Knockando, Morayshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to John Shand, born in 1871 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1871 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander D (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Marjory (born 1859 in Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland) and William's Nephew, John A (born 1880 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland).


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William Shand's household

Male

William

Shand

Head
Male

John

Shand

Son
Male

William

Shand

Son
Male

Alexander D

Shand

Son
Female

Marjory

Shand

Sister
Male

John A

Shand

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Shand
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shand

Head

Married

40

1841

Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland

John

Shand

Son

-

10

1871

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Shand

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander D

Shand

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Marjory

Shand

Sister

Unmarried

22

1859

Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland

John A

Shand

Nephew

-

1

1880

Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

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