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Household of William Begg (born 1830, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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.

William Begg and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Begg, born in 1830 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Grace Begg, born in 1830 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1859 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland), John (born 1863 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Elspet (born 1863 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Emily (born 1874 in Middlesbrough, England) and William's Boarder, Francis (born 1859 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Begg's household

Male

William

Begg

Head
Female

Grace

Begg

Wife
Male

John

McKenzie

Son
Male

John

Begg

Son
Female

Elspet

McKenzie

Daughter
Female

Emily

Auston

Granddaughter
Male

Francis

Wheeler

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Begg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Begg

Head

Married

51

1830

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Grace

Begg

Wife

Married

51

1830

Perthshire, Scotland

John

McKenzie

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

John

Begg

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

McKenzie

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Emily

Auston

Granddaughter

-

7

1874

Middlesbrough, England

Francis

Wheeler

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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