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Household of John Bruce (born 1833, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bruce, born in 1833 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Bruce, born in 1837 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1864 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1869 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Bruce's household

Male

John

Bruce

Head
Female

Jane

Bruce

Wife
Male

Alexander

Bruce

Son
Male

John

Bruce

Son
Male

William

Bruce

Son
Female

Isabella

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Bruce

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bruce

Head

Married

48

1833

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Bruce

Wife

Married

44

1837

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Alexander

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Eliza

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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