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Household of Thomas Bruce (born 1830, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Thomas Bruce and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bruce, born in 1830 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bruce, born in 1831 in Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabella (born 1868 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1872 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and George (born 1876 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Ann Cassie, born in 1851 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Thomas Bruce's household

Male

Thomas

Bruce

Head
Female

Margaret

Bruce

Wife
Female

Margaret

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Bruce

Daughter
Male

James

Bruce

Son
Male

George

Bruce

Son
Female

Ann

Cassie

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bruce

Head

Married

51

1830

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Bruce

Wife

Married

50

1831

Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bruce

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Bruce

Daughter

-

13

1868

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Bruce

Son

-

9

1872

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Bruce

Son

-

5

1876

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Cassie

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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