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Household of George Hewison (born 1838, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holm, 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.

George Hewison and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Hewison, born in 1838 in Westray, Orkney, consisted of 16 members. George was the head of the household, married to Agnes Hewison, born in 1849 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland. They had 9 children; Maggie (born 1867 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), John S (born 1870 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), George (born 1871 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Agnes (born 1875 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland) and Charles R (born 1880 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Visitor, Catherine (born 1822 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland), George's Servant, Barbara (born 1856 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), George's Servant, Donald (born 1863 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland), George's Servant, Magnus (born 1864 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and George's Servant, William (born 1864 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland).


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George Hewison's household

Male

George

Hewison

Head
Female

Agnes

Hewison

Wife
Female

Maggie

Hewison

Daughter
Male

William

Hewison

Son
Male

John S

Hewison

Son
Male

George

Hewison

Son
Female

Jane

Hewison

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Hewison

Daughter
Male

Robert

Hewison

Son
Male

James

Hewison

Son
Male

Charles R

Hewison

Son
Female

Catherine

Hourie

Visitor
Female

Barbara

Pottinger

Servant
Male

Donald

Mainland

Servant
Male

Magnus

Beaton

Servant
Male

William

Burgess

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Hewison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Hewison

Head

Married

43

1838

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Agnes

Hewison

Wife

Married

32

1849

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Maggie

Hewison

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

William

Hewison

Son

-

13

1868

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

John S

Hewison

Son

-

11

1870

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

George

Hewison

Son

-

10

1871

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Hewison

Daughter

-

8

1873

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Agnes

Hewison

Daughter

-

6

1875

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Hewison

Son

-

4

1877

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

James

Hewison

Son

-

3

1878

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Charles R

Hewison

Son

-

1

1880

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Hourie

Visitor

Unmarried

59

1822

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Pottinger

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Donald

Mainland

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Magnus

Beaton

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

William

Burgess

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

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