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Household of Matthew Baxter (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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.

Matthew Baxter and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Baxter, born in 1847 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Jane Baxter, born in 1839 in Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie (born 1863 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and John (born 1866 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Matthew Baxter's household

Male

Matthew

Baxter

Head
Female

Jane

Baxter

Wife
Female

Jessie

Meek

Daughter
Male

John

Meek

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Baxter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Baxter

Head

Married

34

1847

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Baxter

Wife

Married

42

1839

Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Meek

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Meek

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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