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Household of Peter Baxter (born 1839, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wemyss, Fife, 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.

Peter Baxter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Baxter, born in 1839 in Fife, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Agnes Baxter, born in 1836 in Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alison (born 1860 in Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1862 in Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1863 in Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1867 in Fife, Scotland) and John (born 1875 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Mother-In-Law, Alison Moodie, born in 1802 in Fife, Scotland.


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Peter Baxter's household

Male

Peter

Baxter

Head
Female

Agnes

Baxter

Wife
Female

Alison

Baxter

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Baxter

Daughter
Male

Robert

Baxter

Son
Male

Alexander

Baxter

Son
Male

John

Baxter

Son
Female

Alison

Moodie

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Peter
Last name Baxter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Baxter

Head

Married

42

1839

Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Baxter

Wife

Married

45

1836

Fife, Scotland

Alison

Baxter

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Baxter

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Fife, Scotland

Robert

Baxter

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Baxter

Son

-

14

1867

Fife, Scotland

John

Baxter

Son

-

6

1875

Fife, Scotland

Alison

Moodie

Mother-In-Law

Widow

79

1802

Fife, Scotland

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