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Household of Alexander Bruce (born 1844, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bruce, born in 1844 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Grace Bruce, born in 1845 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1863 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1872 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Brother-In-Law, Charles (born 1838 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Brother-In-Law, William (born 1848 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Bruce's household

Male

Alexander

Bruce

Head
Female

Grace

Bruce

Wife
Male

John

Bruce

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Grace

Bruce

Daughter
Male

William

Bruce

Son
Male

Alexander

Bruce

Son
Male

Charles

Hayes

Brother-In-Law
Male

William

Hayes

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Bruce

Head

Married

37

1844

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Grace

Bruce

Wife

Married

36

1845

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bruce

Daughter

-

17

1864

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ellen

Bruce

Daughter

-

9

1872

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Grace

Bruce

Daughter

-

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Bruce

Son

-

5

1876

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Bruce

Son

-

2

1879

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Charles

Hayes

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

43

1838

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Hayes

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

33

1848

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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