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Household of John Bruce (born 1805, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bruce, born in 1805 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Bruce, born in 1825 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1863 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James McLaren, born in 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Bruce's household

Male

John

Bruce

Head
Female

Isabella

Bruce

Wife
Male

James

Bruce

Son
Male

James

McLaren

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bruce

Head

Married

76

1805

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Isabella

Bruce

Wife

Married

56

1825

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

McLaren

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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