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Household of James Bruce (born 1824, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bruce, born in 1824 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jean A Bruce, born in 1826 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jean (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Daughter-In-Law, Mary D Bruce, born in 1849 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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James Bruce's household

Male

James

Bruce

Head
Female

Jean A

Bruce

Wife
Male

George

Bruce

Son
Female

Mary D

Bruce

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Jean

Bruce

Daughter
Male

James

Bruce

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bruce

Daughter
Male

William

Bruce

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bruce

Head

Married

57

1824

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jean A

Bruce

Wife

Married

55

1826

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Bruce

Son

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary D

Bruce

Daughter-In-Law

Married

32

1849

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jean

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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