Alexander Capie Shand

1858 July 1–1930 March 8

head and shoulders formal portrait — Shand as a Pennsylvania Railroad executive

head and shoulders formal photo portrait of a white haired man with nustache, metal frame glasses, old fashioned collar — Courtesy Nancy Shand Thigpen Victoria Donohoe Collection

Updated February 21, 2026.

U. S. Census

Census	Age	Race	Gender	Marital	Relation	Address	Immigrated	Birthplace	Father's	Mother's	As transcribed		Note
1910	51	White	Male	Married	Head	350 N. Narberth Ave.	1879	Scotland	Scotland	Scotland	Alex C Shand	312 N. Narberth
1920	61	White	Male	Married	Head	350 N. Narberth Ave.	1873	Scotland	Scotland	Scotland	Alex C Shand	312 N. Narberth

Census Households

Census	Name	Relation	Age	Own	Race	Marital	Birthplace	Business	Trade	Note
1910	Alexander Capie Shand	Head	51	Own	White	Married	Scotland	Railroad	Chief Engineer
	Ida N Shand	Wife	50		White	Married	New York
	Elizabeth B Shand	Daughter	26		White	Single	Pennsylvania
	Barbara C Shand	Daughter	25		White	Single	Pennsylvania
	Helen E Shand	Daughter	22		White	Single	Pennsylvania
	Alexander C Shand, Jr.	Son	20		White	Single	Pennsylvania
	Rosa Jones	Servant	60		Black	Widowed	North Carolina	Private family	Servant
	James Brophy	Coachman	27		White	Single	Ireland	Private family	Coachman
1920	Alexander Capie Shand	Head	61	Own	White	Married	Scotland	Steam Railroad	Supt. Construction
	Ida N Shand	Wife	60		White	Married	New York
	Barbara C Shand	Daughter	34		White	Single	Pennsylvania
	Helen E Shand	Daughter	31		White	Single	Pennsylvania
	Alexander C Shand, Jr.	Son	29		White	Single	Pennsylvania	General	Contractor
	Esther Robinson	Servant	20		Black	Married	Maryland
	Walter Robinson	Servant	25		Black	Married	Maryland

obituary: Our Town, March 14, 1930

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