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Household of John Bruce (born 1820, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

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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 Bruce and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bruce, born in 1820 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bruce, born in 1824 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; Luke (born 1864 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1869 in Jarrow, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; James, born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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John Bruce's household

Male

John

Bruce

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bruce

Wife
Male

Luke

Bruce

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bruce

Daughter
Male

James

Bruce

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bruce

Head

Married

61

1820

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Bruce

Wife

Married

57

1824

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Luke

Bruce

Son

Single

17

1864

Jarrow, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Bruce

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Jarrow, Durham, England

James

Bruce

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

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