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Household of James Bruce (born 1824, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bruce, born in 1824 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elspet Bruce, born in 1829 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1854 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elsie (born 1858 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1873 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandchild, Elsie H (born 1877 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, James (born 1857 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Alexander (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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James Bruce's household
James
Bruce
Head
Elspet
Bruce
Wife
Jane
Bruce
Daughter
Elsie
Bruce
Daughter
Helen
Bruce
Daughter
Elsie H
Murray
Grandchild
James
Mutch
Servant
Alexander
Dalgarno
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Bruce |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Bruce | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elspet | Bruce | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Bruce | Daughter | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elsie | Bruce | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Bruce | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elsie H | Murray | Grandchild | - | 4 | 1877 | King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Mutch | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Dalgarno | Servant | - | 12 | 1869 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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