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Household of John Bruce (born 1834, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bruce, born in 1834 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bruce, born in 1830 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Bruce's household

Male

John

Bruce

Head
Female

Sarah

Bruce

Wife
Female

Sarah

Bruce

Daughter
Male

David

Bruce

Son
Male

Robert

Bruce

Son
Male

James

Bruce

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bruce

Head

Married

47

1834

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Sarah

Bruce

Wife

Married

51

1830

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sarah

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Bruce

Son

-

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Bruce

Son

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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