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Household of William Begg (born 1816, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Begg, born in 1816 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Pagan Begg, born in 1819 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1854 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Elizabeth Agnes (born 1856 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Catherine Evans (born 1860 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Janet (born 1863 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Susan (born 1859 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and William's Son-In-Law, John (born 1853 in Banffshire, Scotland).


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William Begg's household

Male

William

Begg

Head
Female

Helen Pagan

Begg

Wife
Female

Margaret

Begg

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Agnes

Begg

Daughter
Female

Janet

Smith

Servant
Female

Susan

Strang

Servant
Male

John

Saunders

Son-In-Law
Female

Catherine Evans

Saunders

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Begg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Begg

Head

Married

65

1816

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen Pagan

Begg

Wife

Married

62

1819

Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Margaret

Begg

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Agnes

Begg

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Susan

Strang

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Saunders

Son-In-Law

Married

28

1853

Banffshire, Scotland

Catherine Evans

Saunders

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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