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Household of Charles Bews (born 1834, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, 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.

Charles Bews and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Bews, born in 1834 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 3 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bews, born in 1830 in Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Charles's Boarder, George Leask, born in 1861 in Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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Charles Bews's household

Male

Charles

Bews

Head
Female

Margaret

Bews

Wife
Male

George

Leask

Boarder
First name(s) Charles
Last name Bews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Bews

Head

Married

47

1834

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Bews

Wife

Married

51

1830

Orkney, Scotland

George

Leask

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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