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Household of John Bruce (born 1828, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Watten, Caithness, 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 Bruce and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bruce, born in 1828 in Bower, Caithness, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bruce, born in 1834 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), Donald (born 1867 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1870 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland).


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John Bruce's household

Male

John

Bruce

Head
Female

Margaret

Bruce

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Bruce

Daughter
Male

Donald

Bruce

Son
Female

Margaret

Bruce

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Bruce

Head

Married

53

1828

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Bruce

Wife

Married

47

1834

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Bruce

Daughter

-

11

1870

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

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