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Household of James Bews (born 1829, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Orphir, 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.

James Bews and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bews, born in 1829 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Bews, born in 1834 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland) and Euphemia (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland).


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James Bews's household

Male

James

Bews

Head
Female

Mary

Bews

Wife
Male

John

Bews

Son
Female

Margaret

Bews

Daughter
Male

David

Bews

Son
Female

Euphemia

Bews

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Bews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bews

Head

Married

52

1829

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Bews

Wife

Married

47

1834

Orkney, Scotland

John

Bews

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Bews

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

David

Bews

Son

-

9

1872

Orkney, Scotland

Euphemia

Bews

Daughter

-

0

1881

Orkney, Scotland

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