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Household of John Bruce (born 1817, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peebles, Peeblesshire, 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 1817 in Temple, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Bruce, born in 1848 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1873 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1876 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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John Bruce's household

Male

John

Bruce

Head
Female

Isabella

Bruce

Wife
Male

John

Bruce

Son
Male

William

Bruce

Son
Female

Isabella

Bruce

Daughter
Male

James

Bruce

Son
Female

Janet

Bruce

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bruce

Head

Married

64

1817

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Bruce

Wife

Married

33

1848

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Bruce

Son

-

8

1873

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

William

Bruce

Son

-

7

1874

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Bruce

Daughter

-

5

1876

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

James

Bruce

Son

-

3

1878

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Janet

Bruce

Daughter

-

0

1881

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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