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Household of James Bruce (born 1825, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Markinch, Fife, 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 1825 in Errol, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jean Bruce, born in 1822 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1857 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1859 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1861 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland) and Jeanie (born 1864 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, John Patson, born in 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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James Bruce's household
James
Bruce
Head
Jean
Bruce
Wife
James
Bruce
Son
Margaret
Bruce
Daughter
John
Bruce
Son
Jeanie
Bruce
Daughter
John
Patson
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Bruce |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Errol, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Bruce | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Errol, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Jean | Bruce | Wife | Married | 59 | 1822 | Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland | |
James | Bruce | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Ceres, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret | Bruce | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Ceres, Fife, Scotland | |
John | Bruce | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Ceres, Fife, Scotland | |
Jeanie | Bruce | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Ceres, Fife, Scotland | |
John | Patson | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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