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Household of Alexander Begg (born 1824, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 Begg and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Begg, born in 1824 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Begg, born in 1826 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1860 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Ralph (born 1868 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Lizzie (born 1869 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Begg's household

Male

Alexander

Begg

Head
Female

Agnes

Begg

Wife
Male

John

Begg

Son
Male

Ralph

Begg

Son
Female

Lizzie

Begg

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Begg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Begg

Head

Married

57

1824

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Begg

Wife

Married

55

1826

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Begg

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Ralph

Begg

Son

-

13

1868

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Lizzie

Begg

Daughter

-

12

1869

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

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