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Household of William Bruce (born 1839, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, 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.

William Bruce and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bruce, born in 1839 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bruce, born in 1841 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Alexander S R (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabella R (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Annie (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William B (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth R (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Robina S W (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Elizabeth Small, born in 1860 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland.


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William Bruce's household

Male

William

Bruce

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bruce

Wife
Male

Alexander S R

Bruce

Son
Female

Isabella R

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Annie

Bruce

Daughter
Male

William B

Bruce

Son
Male

David

Bruce

Son
Female

Elizabeth R

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Robina S W

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Small

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bruce

Head

Married

42

1839

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Bruce

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander S R

Bruce

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella R

Bruce

Daughter

-

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Bruce

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William B

Bruce

Son

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Bruce

Son

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth R

Bruce

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robina S W

Bruce

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Small

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

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