John Bruce Shand

1904 - 1974  (70 years)

• Name	John Bruce Shand
  Nickname	Jack
  Birth	5 Apr 1904	Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	23 Apr 1930	Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States   [2]
  Census	1935	Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States   [3]
  	Address: 259 Prospect St.
  Misc	8 Jun 1943	Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States   [4]
  	was arrested for killing his wife
  Misc	18 Jun 1943	Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States   [5]
  	arraigned and held for trial for killing his wife
  _AMTID	162485319541:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	G4VV-785
  _UID	73A4C0D636934926A3140EC6B86AC46EC41D
  Death	22 Aug 1974	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States   [1, 6]
  Person ID	I5553	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	Robert Shand,   b. 1870, Scotland, United Kingdom d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Annie B.,   b. 1872, Scotland, United Kingdom d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1889	Scotland, United Kingdom   [2]
  Family ID	F3620	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Alice Morrison Ritchie,   b. 10 Dec 1905, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 6 Jun 1943, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	1930	Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States   [7, 8]
  	Strangely, in the Massachusetts Marriage Index, there is John B Shand marries Alice M Ritchie, 1930, Boston, Vol 16, Page 502 and also John Bruce Shand marries Alice Morrison Ritchie, Milton, 1930, Vol 48, page 104
  Children	1. John D. Shand
  Family ID	F3621	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Edna Mae Ross,   b. 20 Mar 1902, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States d. 20 Mar 2003, Massachusetts, United States (Age 101 years)
  Marriage	1955	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F1407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Apr 1904 - Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Marriage - 1930 - Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Census - 23 Apr 1930 - Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Census - Address: 259 Prospect St. - 1935 - Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Misc - was arrested for killing his wife - 8 Jun 1943 - Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Misc - arraigned and held for trial for killing his wife - 18 Jun 1943 - Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Marriage - 1955 - Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Death - 22 Aug 1974 - Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Joe Boyle tells a story that Jack Shand killed his first wife. But there is also a fictional character by the same name. So, it could have been a big joke.

  
  

• Sources

  [S604] SSDI - Ancestry, 27 December 2019; John Shand; 084-09-4318; New York, before 1951. [S647] 1930 US Federal Census, Norfolk Co., MA, Milton; ED 11-67; Sheet 19-A; Dwelling 418, Family 470; Robert Shand. [S1560] Rhode Island, State Censuses, 1865-1935, 27 December 2019; 1935, Providence, Pawtucket, Scott - Sidebottom, John Shand. [S1579] Newspapers.com Boston Globe, Quincy Man Confesses Beating Wife to Death; 8 June 1943; pages 1, 14; 25 January 2020. [S1579] Newspapers.com Boston Globe, Montclair Man Held for Murder Charge; 18 June 1943; pages 19; 25 January 2020. [S674] Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003, 27 December 2019; 22 Aug 1974, John B. Shand. [S1298] Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, 27 December 1930; 1926-1930, Ochs-Rofe, 1930, Alice Morrison Ritchie, Vol. 48, page 104. [S1298] Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, 27 December 1930; 1926-1930, Rofer-Swierad, 1930, John Bruce Shand, Vol. 48, page 104. [S1298] Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, 26 December 2019; 1951-1955, Serrecchia-Tiede, John Bruce Shand, 1955, Vol 25, Page 335. [S1298] Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, 26 December 2019; 1951-1955, Karnacki-Margarit, Eda Mae (Ross) Laracy, 1955, Vol 25, Page 335.