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Household of James Bruce (born 1823, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirriemuir, 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 1823 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bruce, born in 1828 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1864 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Ann (born 1858 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Granddaughter, Margaret Bruce, born in 1880 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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James Bruce's household

Male

James

Bruce

Head
Female

Margaret

Bruce

Wife
Male

William

Bruce

Son
Female

Ann

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Bruce

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Kirriemuir, 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

58

1823

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Bruce

Wife

Married

53

1828

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Bruce

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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