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Household of John Bews (born 1815, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, 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 1815 in Orkney, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Bews, born in 1822 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1850 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland), Robina (born 1857 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1859 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland).


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John Bews's household

Male

John

Bews

Head
Female

Ann

Bews

Wife
Male

John

Bews

Son
Female

Robina

Bews

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Bews

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Bews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
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

66

1815

Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Bews

Wife

Married

59

1822

Orkney, Scotland

John

Bews

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Robina

Bews

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Joseph

Bews

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

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