John Craigie
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Household of John 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.
John Bews and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bews, born in 1825 in Orkney, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jannet Bews, born in 1827 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie (born 1862 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Helling (born 1869 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Isabella Mainland, born in 1793 in Orkney, Scotland.
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John Bews's household
John
Bews
Head
Jannet
Bews
Wife
Jessie
Bews
Daughter
Helling
Bews
Daughter
Isabella
Mainland
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Bews |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Bews | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jannet | Bews | Wife | Married | 54 | 1827 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jessie | Bews | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Helling | Bews | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella | Mainland | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 88 | 1793 | Orkney, Scotland |
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