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Household of James Bruce (born 1826, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunoon & Kilmun, Argyllshire, 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 1826 in Houston, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bruce, born in 1841 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Matilda (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Frederick (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agness (born 1874 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Georgina (born 1878 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Ann McInroe, born in 1861 in Ireland.


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James Bruce's household

Male

James

Bruce

Head
Female

Margaret

Bruce

Wife
Female

Matilda

Bruce

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Bruce

Son
Female

Agness

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Jane

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Ann

McInroe

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bruce

Head

Married

55

1826

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bruce

Wife

Married

40

1841

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Matilda

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Frederick

Bruce

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agness

Bruce

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

Bruce

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Georgina

Bruce

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Ann

McInroe

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

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