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Household of Thomas Bruce (born 1819, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South 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.

Thomas Bruce and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bruce, born in 1819 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Stevenson Or Bruce, born in 1822 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Janet, born 1851 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas's Grandson, John (born 1880 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Bruce's household

Male

Thomas

Bruce

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Stevenson Or Bruce

Wife
Female

Margaret

McIntosh

Granddaughter
Female

Janet

Tait

Daughter
Male

John

Tait

Grandson
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bruce

Head

Married

62

1819

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Stevenson Or Bruce

Wife

Married

59

1822

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McIntosh

Granddaughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Tait

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Tait

Grandson

-

1

1880

Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

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