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Household of James Bruce (born 1834, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nigg, Kincardineshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bruce, born in 1834 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Bruce, born in 1838 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1864 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1874 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Edward (born 1878 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and David S (born 1881 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, John (born 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Isabella (born 1863 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jessie (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Bruce's household

Male

James

Bruce

Head
Female

Jane

Bruce

Wife
Male

Robert

Bruce

Son
Male

Alexander

Bruce

Son
Male

William

Bruce

Son
Male

Donald

Bruce

Son
Male

Edward

Bruce

Son
Male

David S

Bruce

Son
Male

John

Darian

Servant
Female

Isabella

Fiddis

Servant
Female

Jane

Fiddis

Servant
Female

Jessie

McHattie

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

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bruce

Head

Married

47

1834

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane

Bruce

Wife

Married

43

1838

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Robert

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexander

Bruce

Son

-

12

1869

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Bruce

Son

-

9

1872

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Donald

Bruce

Son

-

7

1874

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Edward

Bruce

Son

-

3

1878

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

David S

Bruce

Son

-

0

1881

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Darian

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Fiddis

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane

Fiddis

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jessie

McHattie

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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