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Household of William Bruce (born 1847, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, England

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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 Bruce and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bruce, born in 1847 in Leicestershire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriett Bruce, born in 1842 in Collingham, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Robert S (born 1872 in Lee, Kent, England), Amy E (born 1875 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Ernest Henry (born 1879 in Lee, Kent, England) and William P (born 1881 in Lee, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Rosetta Blay, born in 1863 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.


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William Bruce's household

Male

William

Bruce

Head
Female

Harriett

Bruce

Wife
Male

Robert S

Bruce

Son
Female

Amy E

Bruce

Daughter
Male

Ernest Henry

Bruce

Son
Male

William P

Bruce

Son
Female

Rosetta

Blay

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Leicestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bruce

Head

Married

34

1847

Leicestershire, England

Harriett

Bruce

Wife

Married

39

1842

Collingham, Yorkshire, England

Robert S

Bruce

Son

Single

9

1872

Lee, Kent, England

Amy E

Bruce

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lewisham, Kent, England

Ernest Henry

Bruce

Son

Single

2

1879

Lee, Kent, England

William P

Bruce

Son

Single

0

1881

Lee, Kent, England

Rosetta

Blay

Servant

Single

18

1863

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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