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Household of Alexander Begbie (born 1851, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colinton, Midlothian, 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.

Alexander Begbie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Begbie, born in 1851 in Currie, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Joanna Begbie, born in 1852 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Christina (born 1869 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1878 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland) and Joanna (born 1881 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Begbie's household

Male

Alexander

Begbie

Head
Female

Joanna

Begbie

Wife
Female

Christina

Begbie

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Begbie

Son
Male

John

Begbie

Son
Female

Catherine

Begbie

Daughter
Female

Joanna

Begbie

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Begbie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Begbie

Head

Married

30

1851

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Joanna

Begbie

Wife

Married

29

1852

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Begbie

Daughter

-

12

1869

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Begbie

Son

-

9

1872

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Begbie

Son

-

7

1874

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Begbie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Joanna

Begbie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

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