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Household of Joseph Bruce (born 1835, Caithness)

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.

Joseph Bruce and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bruce, born in 1835 in Dunnet, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bruce, born in 1834 in Olrig, Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1860 in Olrig, Caithness, Scotland), James (born 1863 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1868 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1871 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1873 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Joseph Bruce's household

Male

Joseph

Bruce

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bruce

Wife
Male

Henry

Bruce

Son
Male

James

Bruce

Son
Male

George

Bruce

Son
Male

William

Bruce

Son
Female

Isabella

Bruce

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bruce

Head

Married

46

1835

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bruce

Wife

Married

47

1834

Olrig, Caithness, Scotland

Henry

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Olrig, Caithness, Scotland

James

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Bruce

Son

-

13

1868

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Bruce

Son

-

10

1871

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Bruce

Daughter

-

8

1873

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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