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Household of David Bruce (born 1837, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Bruce, born in 1837 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bruce, born in 1842 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were David's -, William B (born 1873 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David's -, David A (born 1875 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David's -, Mary W (born 1880 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David's -, Maggie M (born 1881 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David's Visitor, Mary H (born 1850 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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David Bruce's household

Male

David

Bruce

Head
Female

Margaret

Bruce

Wife
Male

William B

Bruce

-
Male

David A

Bruce

-
Female

Mary W

Bruce

-
Female

Maggie M

Bruce

-
Female

Mary H

Beattie

Visitor
First name(s) David
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Bruce

Head

Married

44

1837

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Bruce

Wife

Married

39

1842

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William B

Bruce

-

-

8

1873

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David A

Bruce

-

-

6

1875

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary W

Bruce

-

-

1

1880

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie M

Bruce

-

-

0

1881

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary H

Beattie

Visitor

Unmarried

31

1850

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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