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Household of Matthew Begg (born 1846, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, 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.

Matthew Begg and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Begg, born in 1846 in Straiton, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Isabella Begg, born in 1851 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1873 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary A S (born 1875 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland), Elizabeth S (born 1877 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Janet C (born 1880 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Boarder, George (born 1862 in London, Middlesex, England) and Matthew's Boarder, Andrew (born 1852 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Begg's household

Male

Matthew

Begg

Head
Female

Isabella

Begg

Wife
Male

William

Begg

Son
Female

Mary A S

Begg

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth S

Begg

Daughter
Female

Janet C

Begg

Daughter
Male

George

McKenzie

Boarder
Male

Andrew

Paterson

Boarder
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Begg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Begg

Head

Married

35

1846

Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Isabella

Begg

Wife

Married

30

1851

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Begg

Son

-

8

1873

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary A S

Begg

Daughter

-

6

1875

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth S

Begg

Daughter

-

4

1877

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet C

Begg

Daughter

-

1

1880

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

George

McKenzie

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

London, Middlesex, England

Andrew

Paterson

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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