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Household of Mearns Bruce (born 1817, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Mearns Bruce and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mearns Bruce, born in 1817 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. Mearns was the head of the household, married to Jane Bruce, born in 1829 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Mearns's Boarder, A G (born 1808 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mearns's Servant, Elsie (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Mearns Bruce's household

Male

Mearns

Bruce

Head
Female

Jane

Bruce

Wife
Male

A G

Forsyth

Boarder
Female

Elsie

Craig

Servant
First name(s) Mearns
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Mearns

Bruce

Head

Married

64

1817

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Bruce

Wife

Married

52

1829

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

A G

Forsyth

Boarder

Unmarried

73

1808

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie

Craig

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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