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Household of John Bruce (born 1803, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bruce, born in 1803 in Wigton, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marion Mcconnell Bruce, born in 1823 in Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Marion (born 1874 in Clarkston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1876 in Clarkston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Clarkston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Clarkston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Adam (born 1881 in Clarkston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Adam (born 1840 in Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and John's -, Sarah Stewart (born 1841 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John Bruce's household

Male

John

Bruce

Head
Female

Marion Mcconnell

Bruce

Wife
Male

Adam

Brown

Step Son
Female

Sarah Stewart

Brown

-
Female

Marion

Brown

Daughter
Female

Grace

Brown

Daughter
Female

Jane

Brown

Daughter
Male

John

Brown

Son
Male

Adam

Brown

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 78
Birth year 1803
Birth place Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bruce

Head

Married

78

1803

Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Marion Mcconnell

Bruce

Wife

Married

58

1823

Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Adam

Brown

Step Son

Married

41

1840

Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Sarah Stewart

Brown

-

Married

40

1841

Argyllshire, Scotland

Marion

Brown

Daughter

-

7

1874

Clarkston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Grace

Brown

Daughter

-

5

1876

Clarkston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Brown

Daughter

-

4

1877

Clarkston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Brown

Son

-

2

1879

Clarkston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Adam

Brown

Son

-

0

1881

Clarkston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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