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Household of Alexander Bruce (born 1831, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bower, Caithness, 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.

Alexander Bruce and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bruce, born in 1831 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Bruce, born in 1845 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1866 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland) and Elisabeth (born 1880 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland).


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Alexander Bruce's household

Male

Alexander

Bruce

Head
Female

Ann

Bruce

Wife
Male

Alexander

Bruce

Son
Female

Margaret

Bruce

Daughter
Male

William

Bruce

Son
Female

Catherine

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Bruce

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Bruce

Head

Married

50

1831

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Ann

Bruce

Wife

Married

36

1845

Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

William

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Elisabeth

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

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