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Household of Alexander L Bruce (born 1840, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, Midlothian, 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 L Bruce and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander L Bruce, born in 1840 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Alexander L was the head of the household, married to Agnes L Bruce, born in 1848 in -. They had 4 children; Agnes B (born 1866 in England), Robert (born 1868 in England), David L (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary L (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander L's Servant, Isabella (born 1858 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Alexander L's Servant, Margaret (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander L's Servant, Mary (born 1841 in Ireland).


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Alexander L Bruce's household

Male

Alexander L

Bruce

Head
Female

Agnes L

Bruce

Wife
Female

Agnes B

Bruce

Daughter
Male

Robert

Bruce

Son
Male

David L

Bruce

Son
Female

Mary L

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Mackay

Servant
Female

Margaret

Sedgwick

Servant
Female

Mary

Devlin

Servant
First name(s) Alexander L
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander L

Bruce

Head

Married

41

1840

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes L

Bruce

Wife

Married

33

1848

-

Agnes B

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

England

Robert

Bruce

Son

-

13

1868

England

David L

Bruce

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary L

Bruce

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Mackay

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sedgwick

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Devlin

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Ireland

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