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Household of Matthew Paxton (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 Paxton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Paxton, born in 1839 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary A D Paxton, born in 1839 in -. They had 7 children; Beatrice R (born 1862 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Matthew A (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret J (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John D (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph T S (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George S (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ernest A (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Servant, Elizabeth H Paterson, born in 1863 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Matthew Paxton's household

Male

Matthew

Paxton

Head
Female

Mary A D

Paxton

Wife
Female

Beatrice R

Paxton

Daughter
Male

Matthew A

Paxton

Son
Female

Margaret J

Paxton

Daughter
Male

John D

Paxton

Son
Male

Joseph T S

Paxton

Son
Male

George S

Paxton

Son
Male

Ernest A

Paxton

Son
Female

Elizabeth H

Paterson

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Paxton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Paxton

Head

Married

42

1839

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary A D

Paxton

Wife

Married

42

1839

-

Beatrice R

Paxton

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Matthew A

Paxton

Son

-

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret J

Paxton

Daughter

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John D

Paxton

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph T S

Paxton

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George S

Paxton

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ernest A

Paxton

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth H

Paterson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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