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Household of John Ruce (born 1818, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 Ruce and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ruce, born in 1818 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ruce, born in 1842 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1842 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1844 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert H (born 1861 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Ruce's household

Male

John

Ruce

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ruce

Wife
Male

John

Ruce

Son
Female

Jane

Ruce

Daughter
Male

Robert H

Ruce

Son
Male

William

Ruce

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Ruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ruce

Head

Married

63

1818

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ruce

Wife

Married

39

1842

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Ruce

Son

Unmarried

39

1842

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Ruce

Daughter

Unmarried

37

1844

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert H

Ruce

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Ruce

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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