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Household of John Begg (born 1823, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkmahoe, Dumfriesshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Begg, born in 1823 in Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Begg, born in 1823 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1858 in Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and John (born 1872 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Elizabeth Laidlaw, born in 1877 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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John Begg's household

Male

John

Begg

Head
Female

Margaret

Begg

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Begg

Daughter
Male

John

Begg

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Laidlaw

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Begg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Begg

Head

Married

58

1823

Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Margaret

Begg

Wife

Married

58

1823

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Begg

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

John

Begg

Son

-

9

1872

-

Elizabeth

Laidlaw

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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