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Household of Joseph Bruce (born 1844, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, England

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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.

Joseph Bruce and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bruce, born in 1844 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Lucy Bruce, born in 1847 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England. They had 6 children; Daniel (born 1868 in Colchester, Essex, England), Harriett (born 1870 in Colchester, Essex, England), George (born 1874 in Bromley, Kent, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Bromley, Kent, England), Lucy (born 1879 in Bromley, Kent, England) and Sophia (born 1881 in Bromley, Kent, England).


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Joseph Bruce's household

Male

Joseph

Bruce

Head
Female

Lucy

Bruce

Wife
Male

Daniel

Bruce

Son
Female

Harriett

Bruce

Daughter
Male

George

Bruce

Son
Male

Joseph

Bruce

Son
Female

Lucy

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Bruce

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bruce

Head

Married

37

1844

Colchester, Essex, England

Lucy

Bruce

Wife

Married

34

1847

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Daniel

Bruce

Son

Single

13

1868

Colchester, Essex, England

Harriett

Bruce

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Colchester, Essex, England

George

Bruce

Son

Single

7

1874

Bromley, Kent, England

Joseph

Bruce

Son

Single

4

1877

Bromley, Kent, England

Lucy

Bruce

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bromley, Kent, England

Sophia

Bruce

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bromley, Kent, England

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