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Household of James Bruce (born 1834)

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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bruce, born in 1834 in , consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Bruce, born in 1848 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. They had 2 children; James Douglas (born 1874 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Robert Gordon (born 1878 in Bradford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sevt, Jane Heslop, born in 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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James Bruce's household

Male

James

Bruce

Head
Female

Mary

Bruce

Wife
Male

James Douglas

Bruce

Son
Male

Robert Gordon

Bruce

Son
Female

Jane

Heslop

Sevt
First name(s) James
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bruce

Head

Married

47

1834

Scotland

Mary

Bruce

Wife

Married

33

1848

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

James Douglas

Bruce

Son

Single

7

1874

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Robert Gordon

Bruce

Son

Single

3

1878

Bradford, Devon, England

Jane

Heslop

Sevt

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

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