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Household of Alexander Bruce (born 1857, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Longside, Aberdeenshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bruce, born in 1857 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Bruce, born in 1855 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary Jane (born 1875 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Nurse, Christina Smith, born in 1846 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Bruce's household

Male

Alexander

Bruce

Head
Female

Jane

Bruce

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Christina

Smith

Nurse
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Bruce

Head

Married

24

1857

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Bruce

Wife

Married

26

1855

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Bruce

Daughter

-

6

1875

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bruce

Daughter

-

0

1881

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Smith

Nurse

-

35

1846

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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