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Household of Alexander H Bruce (born 1849, Clackmannanshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, 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 H Bruce and 18 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander H Bruce, born in 1849 in Clackmannanshire, consisted of 19 members. Alexander H was the head of the household, married to Katherine Bruce, born in 1854 in England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet H (born 1879 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander H's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1816 in Berwickshire, Scotland), Alexander H's Servant, Christina (born 1844 in Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander H's Servant, Mary A (born 1851 in England), Alexander H's Servant, Rosina (born 1852 in England), Alexander H's Servant, Christina (born 1856 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Alexander H's Servant, Marion (born 1863 in Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander H's Servant, Ellen (born 1857 in Dalmeny, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Alexander H's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander H's Servant, Mary A (born 1859 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander H's Servant, Alice (born 1856 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander H's Servant, Johanna (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander H's Servant, John (born 1853 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alexander H's Servant, James (born 1863 in Crosshill, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Alexander H's -, Mary A (born 1815 in England).


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Alexander H Bruce's household

Male

Alexander H

Bruce

Head
Female

Katherine

Bruce

Wife
Female

Mary

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Janet H

Bruce

Daughter
Male

Robert

Bruce

Son
Female

Mary

Aberdeen

Mother-In-Law
Female

Christina

McLennan

Servant
Female

Mary A

Brooks

Servant
Female

Rosina

Hammond

Servant
Female

Christina

Thompson

Servant
Female

Marion

Lindsay

Servant
Female

Ellen

Henderson

Servant
Female

Jane

Carmichael

Servant
Female

Mary A

McLeod

Servant
Female

Alice

Robertson

Servant
Female

Johanna

Watson

Servant
Male

John

Rankine

Servant
Male

James

McCulloch

Servant
Female

Mary A

Banning

-
First name(s) Alexander H
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Household members (19 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander H

Bruce

Head

Married

32

1849

Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Katherine

Bruce

Wife

Married

27

1854

England

Mary

Bruce

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet H

Bruce

Daughter

-

2

1879

Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Robert

Bruce

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Aberdeen

Mother-In-Law

Widow

65

1816

Berwickshire, Scotland

Christina

McLennan

Servant

Unmarried

37

1844

Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary A

Brooks

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

England

Rosina

Hammond

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

England

Christina

Thompson

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Marion

Lindsay

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen

Henderson

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Dalmeny, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Carmichael

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary A

McLeod

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alice

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

Johanna

Watson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Rankine

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

McCulloch

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Crosshill, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary A

Banning

-

-

66

1815

England

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