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Household of John Began (born 1827)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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.

John Began and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Began, born in 1827 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jean Began, born in 1829 in Ireland. They had 2 children; John (born 1867 in Ireland) and Sarah (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, John Simpson, born in 1824 in Ireland.


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John Began's household

Male

John

Began

Head
Female

Jean

Began

Wife
Male

John

Began

Son
Female

Sarah

Began

Daughter
Male

John

Simpson

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Began
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Began

Head

Married

54

1827

Ireland

Jean

Began

Wife

Married

52

1829

Ireland

John

Began

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Ireland

Sarah

Began

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Visitor

Married

57

1824

Ireland

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