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Household of Hugh Bews (born 1825, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rousay and Egilshay, 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.
Hugh Bews and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Bews, born in 1825 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Isabella Bews, born in 1825 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jannet (born 1856 in Orkney, Scotland), Helling (born 1857 in Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1860 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland) and William (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Hugh's Grandson, John McLillon, born in 1881 in Orkney, Scotland.
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Hugh Bews's household
Hugh
Bews
Head
Isabella
Bews
Wife
Jannet
McLillon
Daughter
Helling
Bews
Daughter
Mary
Bews
Daughter
James
Bews
Son
William
Bews
Son
John
McLillon
Grandson
| First name(s) | Hugh |
| Last name | Bews |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hugh | Bews | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella | Bews | Wife | Married | 56 | 1825 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jannet | McLillon | Daughter | Married | 25 | 1856 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Helling | Bews | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Bews | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Bews | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Bews | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Orkney, Scotland | |
John | McLillon | Grandson | - | 0 | 1881 | Orkney, Scotland |
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