Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Alexander Begg (born 1837, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 9 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Begg, born in 1837 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Joan Begg, born in 1845 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Robert (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joan (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Alexander Begg's household

Male

Alexander

Begg

Head
Female

Joan

Begg

Wife
Male

Robert

Begg

Son
Female

Sarah

Begg

Daughter
Female

Janet

Begg

Daughter
Male

David

Begg

Son
Male

Thomas

Begg

Son
Male

John

Begg

Son
Female

Joan

Begg

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Begg

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Begg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Begg

Head

Married

44

1837

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Joan

Begg

Wife

Married

36

1845

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Begg

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Begg

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Begg

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Begg

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Begg

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Begg

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joan

Begg

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Begg

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Alexander Begg in Dennistoun in 1881, and follow the Begg family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Alexander Begg

We’ve found Alexander Begg in 26 family trees. Find out more about Alexander Begg's household and view the Begg family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census