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Household of Alexander Baxter (born 1839, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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.

Alexander Baxter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Baxter, born in 1839 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Baxter, born in 1844 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Janet (born 1869 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Francis Combe, born in 1851 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Baxter's household

Male

Alexander

Baxter

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Baxter

Wife
Female

Janet

Baxter

Daughter
Male

William

Baxter

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Baxter

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Baxter

Son
Male

Francis

Combe

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Baxter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Baxter

Head

Married

42

1839

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Baxter

Wife

Married

37

1844

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Baxter

Daughter

-

12

1869

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Baxter

Son

-

9

1872

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Baxter

Daughter

-

6

1875

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Baxter

Son

-

0

1881

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Francis

Combe

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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