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Household of Robert Bruce (born 1827, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick (Landward), Caithness, 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.

Robert Bruce and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Bruce, born in 1827 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Janet Bruce, born in 1831 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane P (born 1860 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland), George (born 1865 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), David (born 1869 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Janet (born 1869 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1873 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Grandson, Thomas Mowat, born in 1880 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.


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Robert Bruce's household

Male

Robert

Bruce

Head
Female

Janet

Bruce

Wife
Female

Jane P

Bruce

Daughter
Male

George

Bruce

Son
Male

David

Bruce

Son
Female

Janet

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Bruce

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Mowat

Grandson
First name(s) Robert
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Bruce

Head

Married

54

1827

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Bruce

Wife

Married

50

1831

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane P

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

George

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

David

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Thomas

Mowat

Grandson

Unmarried

1

1880

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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