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Household of John A Bruce (born 1836, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, 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.

John A Bruce and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John A Bruce, born in 1836 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. John A was the head of the household, married to Jane D H Bruce, born in 1835 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; Alexandra E H, born 1877 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John A's Servant, Janet (born 1863 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and John A's Servant, Jane H (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John A Bruce's household

Male

John A

Bruce

Head
Female

Jane D H

Bruce

Wife
Female

Alexandra E H

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Janet

Smith

Servant
Female

Jane H

Tulloch

Servant
First name(s) John A
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John A

Bruce

Head

Married

45

1836

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Jane D H

Bruce

Wife

Married

46

1835

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Alexandra E H

Bruce

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Janet

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Jane H

Tulloch

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney, Scotland

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