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Household of Gavin Baxter (born 1832, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, 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.

Gavin Baxter and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gavin Baxter, born in 1832 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Gavin was the head of the household, married to Margaret Baxter, born in 1845 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1869 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Amelia (born 1873 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1876 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1877 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Gavin's Servant, Mary Brown, born in 1862 in Ireland.


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Gavin Baxter's household

Male

Gavin

Baxter

Head
Female

Margaret

Baxter

Wife
Male

Thomas

Baxter

Son
Female

Jane

Baxter

Daughter
Female

Mary

Baxter

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Baxter

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Baxter

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Baxter

Daughter
Female

Mary

Brown

Servant
First name(s) Gavin
Last name Baxter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gavin

Baxter

Head

Married

49

1832

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Baxter

Wife

Married

36

1845

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Baxter

Son

-

16

1865

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Baxter

Daughter

-

12

1869

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Baxter

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Amelia

Baxter

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Baxter

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Baxter

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

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