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Household of James Bruce (born 1814, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsoy, Banffshire, 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.

James Bruce and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bruce, born in 1814 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Bruce, born in 1819 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 1 child; Isabella, born 1852 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Ann (born 1864 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, Alexander (born 1868 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, James (born 1874 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, John (born 1876 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, John (born 1852 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland).


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James Bruce's household

Male

James

Bruce

Head
Female

Ann

Bruce

Wife
Female

Isabella

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Ann

Ewing

Granddaughter
Male

Alexander

Murray

Grandson
Female

Isabella

Evans

Granddaughter
Male

James

Bruce

Grandson
Male

John

Munro

Grandson
Male

John

McDiarmid

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bruce

Head

Married

67

1814

Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

Ann

Bruce

Wife

Married

62

1819

Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Isabella

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Ann

Ewing

Granddaughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Murray

Grandson

-

13

1868

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

Evans

Granddaughter

-

10

1871

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Bruce

Grandson

-

7

1874

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Munro

Grandson

-

5

1876

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

John

McDiarmid

Boarder

-

29

1852

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

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