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Household of William B Bruce (born 1851, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, 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.

William B Bruce and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William B Bruce, born in 1851 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 4 members. William B was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were William B's Sister, Jane O (born 1839 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), William B's Sister, Jessie A (born 1849 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and William B's Servant, Eliza (born 1846 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).


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William B Bruce's household

Male

William B

Bruce

Head
Female

Jane O

Bruce

Sister
Female

Jessie A

Bruce

Sister
Female

Eliza

Spence

Servant
First name(s) William B
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William B

Bruce

Head

Unmarried

30

1851

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Jane O

Bruce

Sister

Unmarried

42

1839

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie A

Bruce

Sister

Unmarried

32

1849

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Eliza

Spence

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

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