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Household of James Bruce (born 1852)

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.

James Bruce and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bruce, born in 1852 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Bruce, born in 1853 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1871 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Walker, Northumberland, England), Richard (born 1876 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Jessie (born 1878 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Richard Baillie, born in 1860 in Scotland.


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James Bruce's household

Male

James

Bruce

Head
Female

Ann

Bruce

Wife
Female

Mary

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Jane

Bruce

Daughter
Male

Richard

Bruce

Son
Female

Jessie

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Bruce

Daughter
Male

Richard

Baillie

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bruce

Head

Married

29

1852

Scotland

Ann

Bruce

Wife

Married

28

1853

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Bruce

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Bruce

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Walker, Northumberland, England

Richard

Bruce

Son

Single

5

1876

Jarrow, Durham, England

Jessie

Bruce

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Jarrow, Durham, England

Ellen

Bruce

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Jarrow, Durham, England

Richard

Baillie

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Scotland

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