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Household of John Bews (born 1825, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rousay and Egilshay, Orkney, Scotland

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John Bews's household

Male

John

Bews

Head
Female

Jannet

Bews

Wife
Female

Jessie

Bews

Daughter
Female

Helling

Bews

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Mainland

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Bews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
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

56

1825

Orkney, Scotland

Jannet

Bews

Wife

Married

54

1827

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Bews

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Helling

Bews

Daughter

-

12

1869

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Mainland

Mother-In-Law

Widow

88

1793

Orkney, Scotland

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