John BEGG (1815 – 1902)

Name

John Begg

Gender

Male

Military identification

Served in NZ Wars

Birthdate

1815

Birthplace

Forfar, Angus, Scotland

Date of death

15 July 1902

Place of death

Napier

Parents

  • William Begg
  • Margaret Begg, nee Hunter

Partner(s)

  • Helen (Ellen) Begg, nee Hird (1820-30/9/1886)

Children

  • John Begg (died 1882)
  • Helen Lockyer (1860 - August 1939)
  • Margaret Begg (born 1857)

Related records

Biography

Emigrated to Victoria, Australia, 1852
Mined at Ballarat and Forest Creek
Arrived in Wellington, 1855 and soon moved to Napier to buy farmland
Volunteered in NZ Wars under Captain John Buchanan from 1863
Served in Napier Militia

Accession number

552262

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