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Household of John Bruce (born 1796, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lunan, 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 1796 in Lunan, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bruce, born in 1820 in Guthrie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Marjory (born 1853 in Lunan, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Johanna (born 1858 in Lunan, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Marguerite (born 1878 in France) and John's Servant, Isabella (born 1857 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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John Bruce's household

Male

John

Bruce

Head
Female

Margaret

Bruce

Wife
Female

Marjory

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Johanna

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Marguerite

Crablie

Granddaughter
Female

Isabella

Affleck

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 85
Birth year 1796
Birth place Lunan, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bruce

Head

Married

85

1796

Lunan, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Bruce

Wife

Married

61

1820

Guthrie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Marjory

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Lunan, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Johanna

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Lunan, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Marguerite

Crablie

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

France

Isabella

Affleck

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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