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Household of William Bruce (born 1848, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bruce, born in 1848 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Bruce, born in 1849 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1875 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister-In-Law, Margaret Hamilton, born in 1864 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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William Bruce's household

Male

William

Bruce

Head
Female

Jane

Bruce

Wife
Male

Joseph

Bruce

Son
Female

Mary

Bruce

Daughter
Male

William

Bruce

Son
Female

Jessie

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Hamilton

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bruce

Head

Married

33

1848

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Bruce

Wife

Married

32

1849

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Joseph

Bruce

Son

-

6

1875

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Bruce

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Bruce

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Bruce

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Hamilton

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

17

1864

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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