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Household of James Baxter (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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.

James Baxter and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Baxter, born in 1831 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Baxter, born in 1841 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1856 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Bridget (born 1862 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1858 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son-In-Law, John (born 1856 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, Samuel (born 1876 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1878 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and James's Grandson, James (born 1879 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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James Baxter's household

Male

James

Baxter

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Baxter

Wife
Male

John

Baxter

Son
Female

Bridget

Baxter

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Baxter

Daughter
Female

Mary

Baxter

Daughter
Male

John

Patterson

Son-In-Law
Male

Samuel

Patterson

Grandson
Female

Elizabeth

Patterson

Granddaughter
Male

James

Patterson

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Baxter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Baxter

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Elizabeth

Baxter

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Baxter

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Bridget

Baxter

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Baxter

Daughter

-

13

1868

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Baxter

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Patterson

Son-In-Law

Married

25

1856

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Samuel

Patterson

Grandson

-

5

1876

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Patterson

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Patterson

Grandson

-

2

1879

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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