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Household of James Bruce (born 1827, Forfarshire (Angus))

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bruce, born in 1827 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Bruce, born in 1831 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 8 children; Agnes (born 1857 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1860 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1865 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Euphemia (born 1867 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Daniel (born 1870 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isaac (born 1872 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1875 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alfred (born 1877 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's -, Daniel (born 1837 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's -, Hope (born 1841 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Bruce's household

Male

James

Bruce

Head
Female

Jane

Bruce

Wife
Female

Agnes

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Bruce

Daughter
Male

John

Bruce

Son
Female

Euphemia

Bruce

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Bruce

Son
Male

Isaac

Bruce

Son
Male

William

Bruce

Son
Male

Alfred

Bruce

Son
Male

Daniel

Hill

-
Female

Hope

Hill

-
First name(s) James
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bruce

Head

Married

54

1827

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Bruce

Wife

Married

50

1831

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Euphemia

Bruce

Daughter

-

14

1867

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Daniel

Bruce

Son

-

11

1870

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isaac

Bruce

Son

-

9

1872

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Bruce

Son

-

6

1875

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alfred

Bruce

Son

-

4

1877

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Daniel

Hill

-

Married

44

1837

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hope

Hill

-

Married

40

1841

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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