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Household of Peter Bews (born 1839, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Harray, 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.
Peter Bews and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Bews, born in 1839 in Sandwick, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bews, born in 1842 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; Anne (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Orkney, Scotland), Malcolm (born 1871 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland), Peter (born 1878 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland).
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Peter Bews's household
Peter
Bews
Head
Margaret
Bews
Wife
Anne
Bews
Daughter
Margaret
Bews
Daughter
Malcolm
Bews
Son
James
Bews
Son
Peter
Bews
Son
William
Bews
Son
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Bews |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Bews | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Bews | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Harraby, Orkney, Scotland | |
Anne | Bews | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Bews | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Malcolm | Bews | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Bews | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Peter | Bews | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Harraby, Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Bews | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Harraby, Orkney, Scotland |
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