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Household of John Bruce (born 1847, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lawrencekirk, Kincardineshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bruce, born in 1847 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Bruce, born in 1845 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; James C (born 1873 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1875 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Williamina C (born 1879 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and David H (born 1880 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Isabella Thomson, born in 1865 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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John Bruce's household

Male

John

Bruce

Head
Female

Isabella

Bruce

Wife
Male

James C

Bruce

Son
Female

Lizzie

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Williamina C

Bruce

Daughter
Male

David H

Bruce

Son
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bruce

Head

Married

34

1847

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Bruce

Wife

Married

36

1845

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James C

Bruce

Son

-

8

1873

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Bruce

Daughter

-

6

1875

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Williamina C

Bruce

Daughter

-

2

1879

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

David H

Bruce

Son

-

1

1880

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Servant

-

16

1865

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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