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Household of Alexander Baxter (born 1846, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, England

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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.

Alexander Baxter and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Baxter, born in 1846 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Baxter, born in 1856 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1872 in Southwick, Durham, England), Fiona (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and James (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Thomas Williams, born in 1825 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.


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Alexander Baxter's household

Male

Alexander

Baxter

Head
Female

Margaret

Baxter

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Baxter

Daughter
Female

Fiona

Baxter

Daughter
Male

James

Baxter

Son
Male

Thomas

Williams

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Baxter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Baxter

Head

Married

35

1846

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret

Baxter

Wife

Married

25

1856

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Baxter

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Southwick, Durham, England

Fiona

Baxter

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Baxter

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Williams

Boarder

Married

56

1825

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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