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Household of John D Bews (born 1824, 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.

John D Bews and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John D Bews, born in 1824 in Orkney, consisted of 9 members. John D was the head of the household, married to Eliza Bews, born in 1833 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1858 in Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1861 in Orkney, Scotland), Ann D (born 1863 in Orkney, Scotland), Isabella D (born 1869 in Orkney, Scotland), Peter M (born 1871 in Orkney, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland) and Johann H S G (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John D Bews's household

Male

John D

Bews

Head
Female

Eliza

Bews

Wife
Female

Margaret

Bews

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Bews

Son
Female

Ann D

Bews

Daughter
Female

Isabella D

Bews

Daughter
Male

Peter M

Bews

Son
Male

Robert

Bews

Son
Female

Johann H S G

Bews

Daughter
First name(s) John D
Last name Bews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John D

Bews

Head

Married

57

1824

Orkney, Scotland

Eliza

Bews

Wife

Married

48

1833

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Bews

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Bews

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Orkney, Scotland

Ann D

Bews

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Orkney, Scotland

Isabella D

Bews

Daughter

-

12

1869

Orkney, Scotland

Peter M

Bews

Son

-

10

1871

Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Bews

Son

-

8

1873

Orkney, Scotland

Johann H S G

Bews

Daughter

-

5

1876

Orkney, Scotland

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