Residence
1841 - Mills West Wynd
1851 - Gardynes Close, Dundee
1861 - Thomsons Land, Dundee
1871 - 6 Scotts Close, Dundee
1872 - 20 Ogilvies Road, Dundee
Professions
1841 - Canvas handloom Weaver
1851 - Shoemaker (Journeyman)
1861 - Shoemaker
Census Entries
1841, 1851, 1861, 1871
Amongst a search for Rachel + Dundee in 1861 was:
1861 David Bruce Thomsons Land Dundee Second District pn 282-2 Liff and Benvie Angus ed 37 p 35 h 187 lines 17-24
David Bruce 45 Head Shoemake Fifeshire
Rachel Bruce 50 Wife Shoemake Fifeshire
Marget Bruce 27 Daughter Mill Factory Dundee
Henry Bruce 22 Son Mill Absent Dundee
Rachel Bruce 17 Daughter Factory Dundee
David Bruce 16 Son Factory Dundee
Betsey Bruce 10 Daughter Factory Dundee
Duncan Bruce 9 Son Scholar
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Within Ancestry.com, this family was transcribed and indexed under the name Bruer. All other spellings are as transcribed in that website.
For 1851 looked for David + Dundee + shoe*
This revealed that David and Rachel were living with their family on the north side of the High Street in a building which still exists, and is slowly being renovated. [See notes below].
1851 David Bruce Gardynes Close pn 282 Dundee Angus ed 68 p 35 h 118 lines 6-16
David Bruce 38 Head Shoemaker Jour Dundee
Mrs Bruce 36 Wife Bootbinder Cupar, Fifeshire
Margaret Bruce 18 Daughter Steam Loom Weaver Dundee
William Bruce 14 Son Millworker Dundee
Henry Bruce 12 Son At School Dundee
Rachael Bruce 8 Daughter Scholar Dundee
David Bruce 5 Son Scholar Dundee
Child 2days Dundee
Within Ancestry.com, this family was transcribed and indexed under the name Brace. The following trio were also placed in the Bruce family household. This may simply be due to faded markings indicating next household, or more likely due to confusion from the fact that the ‘Head’ of the next household on the page was not present on the night of the census.
Jean Ramsay 40 Wife Washer Woman Longforgan, Perthshire
Abran Caithness 13 Son Mill worker Dundee
Margaret Caithness 9 Daughter Dundee
