James Pottinger
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Household of James Bews (born 1850, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westray, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bews, born in 1850 in Westray, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Betsy Bews, born in 1848 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Barbara (born 1873 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), George (born 1874 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, George Drever, born in 1867 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland.
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James Bews's household
James
Bews
Head
Betsy
Bews
Wife
Barbara
Bews
Daughter
George
Bews
Son
Margaret
Bews
Daughter
Mary
Bews
Daughter
William
Bews
Son
George
Drever
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Bews |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Westray, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Bews | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Westray, Orkney, Scotland | |
Betsy | Bews | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Westray, Orkney, Scotland | |
Barbara | Bews | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Westray, Orkney, Scotland | |
George | Bews | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Westray, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Bews | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Westray, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Bews | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Westray, Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Bews | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Westray, Orkney, Scotland | |
George | Drever | Servant | - | 14 | 1867 | Westray, Orkney, Scotland |
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