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Household of James Bruce (born 1845, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bruce, born in 1845 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Bruce, born in 1847 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; David (born 1867 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1878 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Bruce's household

Male

James

Bruce

Head
Female

Mary

Bruce

Wife
Male

David

Bruce

Son
Male

Alexander

Bruce

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Bruce

Daughter
Male

James

Bruce

Son
Female

Isabella

Bruce

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bruce

Head

Married

36

1845

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Bruce

Wife

Married

34

1847

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Bruce

Son

-

14

1867

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Bruce

Son

-

11

1870

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Bruce

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Bruce

Son

-

3

1878

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Bruce

Daughter

-

0

1881

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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