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Household of Alexander Begg (born 1787, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canisbay, Caithness, 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 Begg and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Begg, born in 1787 in Canisbay, Caithness, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Begg, born in 1828 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jane, born 1862 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Andrew McKay, born in 1856 in Morayshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Begg's household

Male

Alexander

Begg

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Begg

Wife
Female

Jane

Begg

Daughter
Male

Andrew

McKay

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Begg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 94
Birth year 1787
Birth place Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Begg

Head

Married

94

1787

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Begg

Wife

Married

53

1828

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Begg

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Andrew

McKay

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Morayshire, Scotland

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