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Household of David Bruce (born 1848, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forres, Moray, 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.

David Bruce and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Bruce, born in 1848 in Kilconquhar, Fife, consisted of 5 members. David was the head of the household, married to Magdalene Bruce, born in 1848 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret C D (born 1878 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Agnes A J (born 1880 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Elspeth Bowie, born in 1859 in Elgin or Moray, Scotland.


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David Bruce's household

Male

David

Bruce

Head
Female

Magdalene

Bruce

Wife
Female

Margaret C D

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Agnes A J

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Elspeth

Bowie

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Bruce

Head

Married

33

1848

Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland

Magdalene

Bruce

Wife

Married

33

1848

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret C D

Bruce

Daughter

-

3

1878

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes A J

Bruce

Daughter

-

1

1880

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspeth

Bowie

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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