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Household of James Bruce (born 1816, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bruce, born in 1816 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bruce, born in 1822 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary Ann (born 1841 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Isabella (born 1860 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Mary Walker, born in 1797 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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James Bruce's household

Male

James

Bruce

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bruce

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Mary

Walker

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bruce

Head

Married

65

1816

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Bruce

Wife

Married

59

1822

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

40

1841

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Walker

Mother-In-Law

Widow

84

1797

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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