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Household of Alexander Bruce (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Deer, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bruce, born in 1838 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 12 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Eliza Bruce, born in 1841 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; George T (born 1868 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander W (born 1870 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Eliza J (born 1872 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John W (born 1874 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Forbes (born 1877 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Andrew M (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William B (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Thomas T (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, Elspet (born 1849 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Isabella (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Bruce's household

Male

Alexander

Bruce

Head
Female

Eliza

Bruce

Wife
Male

George T

Bruce

Son
Male

Alexander W

Bruce

Son
Female

Eliza J

Bruce

Daughter
Male

John W

Bruce

Son
Male

Forbes

Bruce

Son
Male

Andrew M

Bruce

Son
Male

William B

Bruce

Son
Male

Thomas T

Bruce

Son
Female

Elspet

Milne

Visitor
Female

Isabella

Fraser

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Bruce

Head

Married

43

1838

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Bruce

Wife

Married

40

1841

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

George T

Bruce

Son

-

13

1868

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander W

Bruce

Son

-

11

1870

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza J

Bruce

Daughter

-

9

1872

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John W

Bruce

Son

-

7

1874

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Forbes

Bruce

Son

-

4

1877

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew M

Bruce

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William B

Bruce

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas T

Bruce

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

Milne

Visitor

Unmarried

32

1849

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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