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Household of Thomas Begbie (born 1846, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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.

Thomas Begbie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Begbie, born in 1846 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Helen Begbie, born in 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, George (born 1851 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, Thomas (born 1852 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Begbie's household

Male

Thomas

Begbie

Head
Female

Helen

Begbie

Wife
Male

John

Begbie

Son
Female

Margaret

Begbie

Daughter
Male

George

Sutherland

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Speirs

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Begbie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Begbie

Head

Married

35

1846

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Begbie

Wife

Married

28

1853

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Begbie

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Begbie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Sutherland

Boarder

-

30

1851

Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

Thomas

Speirs

Boarder

-

29

1852

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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