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Household of Alexander Bruce (born 1819, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 1819 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jean Bruce, born in 1818 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret G, born 1848 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Niece, Mary (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander's Grandson, Peter (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Bruce's household

Male

Alexander

Bruce

Head
Female

Jean

Bruce

Wife
Female

Margaret G

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Mary

Taylor

Niece
Male

Peter

Riddell

Grandson
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

Bruce

Head

Married

62

1819

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jean

Bruce

Wife

Married

63

1818

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret G

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

33

1848

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Taylor

Niece

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Riddell

Grandson

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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