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Household of Alexander Begg (born 1833, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick (Landward), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Begg, born in 1833 in Canisbay, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Begg, born in 1842 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; Catherine M (born 1870 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Thomas M (born 1874 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander M (born 1877 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Elizabeth Sutherland (born 1879 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Donald Begg, born in 1865 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland.


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Alexander Begg's household

Male

Alexander

Begg

Head
Female

Janet

Begg

Wife
Female

Catherine M

Begg

Daughter
Male

Thomas M

Begg

Son
Male

Alexander M

Begg

Son
Female

Elizabeth Sutherland

Begg

Daughter
Male

Donald

Begg

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Begg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Begg

Head

Married

48

1833

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Begg

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine M

Begg

Daughter

-

11

1870

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Thomas M

Begg

Son

-

7

1874

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander M

Begg

Son

-

4

1877

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth Sutherland

Begg

Daughter

-

2

1879

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Begg

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

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