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Household of John Begg (born 1831, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, 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.

John Begg and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Begg, born in 1831 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Begg, born in 1835 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1856 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1861 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Georgina (born 1864 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and James (born 1872 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).


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John Begg's household

Male

John

Begg

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Begg

Wife
Male

Robert

Begg

Son
Male

William

Begg

Son
Female

Georgina

Begg

Daughter
Male

John

Begg

Son
Male

Alexander

Begg

Son
Male

James

Begg

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Begg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Begg

Head

Married

50

1831

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Begg

Wife

Married

46

1835

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Robert

Begg

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

William

Begg

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Georgina

Begg

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

John

Begg

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Begg

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

James

Begg

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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