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Household of James Bruce (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bruce, born in 1839 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Kate Bruce, born in 1846 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary C (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Diana K (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Margaret D (born 1806 in Not Known), James's Visitor, Mary (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Cecilia (born 1853 in Fife, Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1856 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and James's Servant, Robina M (born 1863 in Leven, Fife, Scotland).


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James Bruce's household

Male

James

Bruce

Head
Female

Kate

Bruce

Wife
Female

Mary C

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Diana K

Bruce

Daughter
Male

James

Bruce

Son
Female

Margaret D

Bruce

Mother
Female

Mary

Giles

Visitor
Female

Cecilia

Wilson

Servant
Female

Margaret

Whitecross

Servant
Female

Robina M

Cooper

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bruce

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Kate

Bruce

Wife

Married

35

1846

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary C

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Diana K

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret D

Bruce

Mother

Widow

75

1806

Not Known

Mary

Giles

Visitor

Unmarried

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Cecilia

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Whitecross

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robina M

Cooper

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Leven, Fife, Scotland

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