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Household of Alexander Begg (born 1826, Renfrewshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Begg, born in 1826 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Jane (born 1856 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1859 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1865 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1862 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in -) and Alexander's Servant, Martha (born 1861 in -).
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Alexander Begg's household
Alexander
Begg
Head
Agness
Begg
Wife
Jane
Begg
Daughter
James
Begg
Son
Lizzie
Begg
Daughter
Annie
Begg
Daughter
Elizabeth
Miligan
Servant
Martha
Smart
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Begg |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 55 |
| Birth year | 1826 |
| Birth place | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Begg | Head | Widower | 55 | 1826 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Agness | Begg | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Begg | Daughter | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
James | Begg | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Lizzie | Begg | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Begg | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Miligan | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | - | |
Martha | Smart | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | - |
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