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Household of Joseph Bews (born 1835, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stronsay, 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.

Joseph Bews and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bews, born in 1835 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ann Bews, born in 1841 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland), Joseph (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland) and Edward M (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Niece, Jessie D Miller, born in 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Joseph Bews's household

Male

Joseph

Bews

Head
Female

Ann

Bews

Wife
Female

Mary A

Bews

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Bews

Son
Male

Edward M

Bews

Son
Female

Jessie D

Miller

Niece
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bews

Head

Married

46

1835

Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Bews

Wife

Married

40

1841

Orkney, Scotland

Mary A

Bews

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Orkney, Scotland

Joseph

Bews

Son

-

7

1874

Orkney, Scotland

Edward M

Bews

Son

-

4

1877

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie D

Miller

Niece

-

13

1868

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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