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Household of Martha Baxter (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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.

Martha Baxter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Baxter, born in 1834 in Standish, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Martha was the head of the household, married to John Baxter, born in 1860 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1860 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James (born 1862 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1866 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Standish, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1873 in Standish, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1878 in Standish, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Martha's Boarder, John Dod, born in 1862 in Westham, Essex, England.


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Martha Baxter's household

Female

Martha

Baxter

Head
Male

John

Baxter

Son
Male

James

Baxter

Son
Male

Peter

Baxter

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Baxter

Daughter
Female

Jane

Baxter

Daughter
Male

William

Baxter

Son
Male

John

Dod

Boarder
First name(s) Martha
Last name Baxter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Standish, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Baxter

Head

Married

47

1834

Standish, Lancashire, England

John

Baxter

Son

Married

21

1860

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Baxter

Son

Married

19

1862

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Peter

Baxter

Son

Single

15

1866

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Baxter

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Standish, Lancashire, England

Jane

Baxter

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Standish, Lancashire, England

William

Baxter

Son

Single

3

1878

Standish, Lancashire, England

John

Dod

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Westham, Essex, England

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