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Household of Peter Bews (born 1802, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shapinshay, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Bews, born in 1802 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Mary (born 1826 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1828 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1833 in Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1843 in Orkney, Scotland) and Christina (born 1845 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, William Towers, born in 1866 in Orkney, Scotland.
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Peter Bews's household
Peter
Bews
Head
Mary
Bews
Daughter
William
Bews
Son
James
Bews
Son
Elizabeth
Bews
Daughter
Christina
Bews
Daughter
William
Towers
Servant
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Bews |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 79 |
| Birth year | 1802 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Bews | Head | Widower | 79 | 1802 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Bews | Daughter | Unmarried | 55 | 1826 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Bews | Son | Unmarried | 53 | 1828 | Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Bews | Son | Unmarried | 48 | 1833 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Bews | Daughter | Unmarried | 38 | 1843 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Christina | Bews | Daughter | Unmarried | 36 | 1845 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Towers | Servant | - | 15 | 1866 | Orkney, Scotland |
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