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Household of John Bruce (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bruce, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Bruce, born in 1847 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Douglas (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Edith (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Bruce's household

Male

John

Bruce

Head
Female

Janet

Bruce

Wife
Male

Douglas

Bruce

Son
Male

Archibald

Bruce

Son
Female

Janet

Bruce

Daughter
Male

Robert

Bruce

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Edith

Bruce

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bruce

Head

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Bruce

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Douglas

Bruce

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Bruce

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Bruce

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Bruce

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bruce

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edith

Bruce

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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