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Household of John Arthur Bruce (born 1846, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

John Arthur Bruce and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Arthur Bruce, born in 1846 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 5 members. John Arthur was the head of the household, married to Helen Bruce, born in 1849 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. They had 2 children; James R (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Maggie A W (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John Arthur's Boarder, Robert T McCartney, born in 1852 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John Arthur Bruce's household

Male

John Arthur

Bruce

Head
Female

Helen

Bruce

Wife
Male

James R

Bruce

Son
Female

Maggie A W

Bruce

Daughter
Male

Robert T

McCartney

Boarder
First name(s) John Arthur
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Arthur

Bruce

Head

Married

35

1846

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Helen

Bruce

Wife

Married

32

1849

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

James R

Bruce

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie A W

Bruce

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert T

McCartney

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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