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Household of Peter Bruce (born 1847, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, 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.

Peter Bruce and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Bruce, born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bruce, born in 1848 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Peter (born 1867 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in -), James (born 1872 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Peter Bruce's household

Male

Peter

Bruce

Head
Female

Margaret

Bruce

Wife
Male

Peter

Bruce

Son
Female

Jane

Bruce

Daughter
Male

James

Bruce

Son
Male

George

Bruce

Son
Male

Thomas

Bruce

Son
Male

William

Bruce

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Bruce

Head

Married

34

1847

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Bruce

Wife

Married

33

1848

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Peter

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

-

James

Bruce

Son

-

9

1872

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Bruce

Son

-

7

1874

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Bruce

Son

-

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Bruce

Son

-

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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