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Household of David Bruce (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

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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.

David Bruce and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Bruce, born in 1842 in , consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Isabella Bruce, born in 1838 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1866 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England), David (born 1869 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England) and Robert D (born 1871 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Step Son, George (born 1859 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England), David's Nephew, William (born 1863 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England), David's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1856 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England) and David's Step Daughter Son, Richard (born 1880 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England).


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David Bruce's household

Male

David

Bruce

Head
Female

Isabella

Bruce

Wife
Male

John

Bruce

Son
Male

David

Bruce

Son
Male

Robert D

Bruce

Son
Male

George

Cuthberson

Step Son
Male

William

Allen

Nephew
Female

Margaret

Hewitt

Step Daughter
Male

Richard

Hewitt

Step Daughter Son
First name(s) David
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Bruce

Head

Married

39

1842

Scotland

Isabella

Bruce

Wife

Married

43

1838

Alnwick, Northumberland, England

John

Bruce

Son

Single

15

1866

Alnwick, Northumberland, England

David

Bruce

Son

Single

12

1869

Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Robert D

Bruce

Son

Single

10

1871

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

George

Cuthberson

Step Son

Single

22

1859

Alnwick, Northumberland, England

William

Allen

Nephew

Single

18

1863

Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Hewitt

Step Daughter

Married

25

1856

Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Richard

Hewitt

Step Daughter Son

Single

1

1880

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

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