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Household of David Baxter (born 1826, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Biggar, Lanarkshire, 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.

David Baxter and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Baxter, born in 1826 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 14 members. David was the head of the household, married to Love Baxter, born in 1834 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Ann W (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Love (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1875 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1878 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Janet (born 1862 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Servant, Agnes (born 1864 in Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Baxter's household

Male

David

Baxter

Head
Female

Love

Baxter

Wife
Female

Ann W

Baxter

Daughter
Male

James

Baxter

Son
Male

Robert

Baxter

Son
Male

John

Baxter

Son
Male

Henry

Baxter

Son
Female

Love

Baxter

Daughter
Male

William

Baxter

Son
Female

Maggie

Baxter

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Baxter

Daughter
Female

Janet

Peart

Servant
Female

Agnes

Melrose

Servant
Female

Mary

Smith

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Baxter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Baxter

Head

Married

55

1826

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Love

Baxter

Wife

Married

47

1834

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann W

Baxter

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Baxter

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Baxter

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Baxter

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Baxter

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Love

Baxter

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Baxter

Son

-

8

1873

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Baxter

Daughter

-

6

1875

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Baxter

Daughter

-

3

1878

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Peart

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Melrose

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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