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Household of William Bruce (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bruce, born in 1840 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bruce, born in 1842 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1867 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1870 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James W (born 1873 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Alice B I (born 1874 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary C (born 1877 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Elizabeth Phillips, born in 1865 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland.


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William Bruce's household

Male

William

Bruce

Head
Female

Margaret

Bruce

Wife
Female

Sarah

Bruce

Daughter
Male

William

Bruce

Son
Male

James W

Bruce

Son
Female

Alice B I

Bruce

Daughter
Female

Mary C

Bruce

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Bruce

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Phillips

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Bruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bruce

Head

Married

41

1840

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bruce

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Sarah

Bruce

Daughter

-

14

1867

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Bruce

Son

-

11

1870

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James W

Bruce

Son

-

8

1873

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alice B I

Bruce

Daughter

-

7

1874

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary C

Bruce

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Bruce

Son

-

1

1880

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Phillips

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

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