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Household of Archibald Bruce (born 1844, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothkennar, Stirlingshire, 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.

Archibald Bruce and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald Bruce, born in 1844 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. Archibald was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; David (born 1873 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Robert H (born 1876 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jessie Arthur (born 1879 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Archibald's Sister-In-Law, Christina (born 1838 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Archibald's Nephew, Henry (born 1862 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Archibald Bruce's household

Male

Archibald

Bruce

Head
Male

David

Bruce

Son
Male

Robert H

Bruce

Son
Female

Jessie Arthur

Bruce

Daughter
Male

John

Bruce

Son
Female

Christina

Higgen

Sister-In-Law
Male

Henry

Higgen

Nephew
First name(s) Archibald
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

Bruce

Head

Widower

37

1844

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

David

Bruce

Son

-

8

1873

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert H

Bruce

Son

-

5

1876

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie Arthur

Bruce

Daughter

-

2

1879

Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Bruce

Son

-

0

1881

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Christina

Higgen

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

43

1838

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Henry

Higgen

Nephew

Unmarried

19

1862

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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