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Household of Robert Bruce (born 1845, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Bruce, born in 1845 in Fife, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Magdalene Bruce, born in 1847 in Kinrossshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1869 in Fife, Scotland), Magdalene (born 1871 in Fife, Scotland), Catherine (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Janet Donaldson, born in 1861 in Kinrossshire, Scotland.


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Robert Bruce's household

Male

Robert

Bruce

Head
Female

Magdalene

Bruce

Wife
Male

Robert

Bruce

Son
Female

Magdalene

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Bruce

Daughter
Male

James

Bruce

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Bruce

Daughter
Male

William

Bruce

Son
Female

Janet

Donaldson

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Bruce

Head

Married

36

1845

Fife, Scotland

Magdalene

Bruce

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kinrossshire, Scotland

Robert

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Fife, Scotland

Magdalene

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Donaldson

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Kinrossshire, Scotland

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