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Household of Robert Baxter (born 1842, 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.

Robert Baxter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Baxter, born in 1842 in Hindley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Betty Baxter, born in 1851 in Hindley, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Richard (born 1868 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1871 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Will Leahen (born 1874 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), William (born 1877 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1879 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Baxter's household

Male

Robert

Baxter

Head
Female

Betty

Baxter

Wife
Male

Richard

Baxter

Son
Male

James

Baxter

Son
Male

Will Leahen

Baxter

Son
Male

William

Baxter

Son
Male

Albert

Baxter

Son
Male

John

Baxter

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Baxter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Hindley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Baxter

Head

Married

39

1842

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Betty

Baxter

Wife

Married

30

1851

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Richard

Baxter

Son

Single

13

1868

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

James

Baxter

Son

Single

10

1871

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Will Leahen

Baxter

Son

Single

7

1874

Hindley, Lancashire, England

William

Baxter

Son

Single

4

1877

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Albert

Baxter

Son

Single

2

1879

Hindley, Lancashire, England

John

Baxter

Son

Single

0

1881

Hindley, Lancashire, England

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