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Household of Robertshaw Baxter (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Robertshaw Baxter and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robertshaw Baxter, born in 1843 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 14 members. Robertshaw was the head of the household, married to Martha Baxter, born in 1845 in Kippax, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth E (born 1868 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England) and Caroline (born 1870 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robertshaw's Daughter Son, John W (born 1872 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Robertshaw's Daughter Son, Edwin (born 1875 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Robertshaw's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Kippax, Yorkshire, England), Robertshaw's Servant, James (born 1857 in Goole, Yorkshire, England), Robertshaw's Servant, Jane (born 1855 in Scotland), Robertshaw's Servant, Emily (born 1857 in Leek, Staffordshire, England), Robertshaw's Servant, Mary A (born 1860 in Sutton on the Forest, Yorkshire, England), Robertshaw's Servant, Mary (born 1846 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England), Robertshaw's Servant, Sarah A (born 1856 in Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England) and Robertshaw's Servant, Minnie (born 1867 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England).


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Robertshaw Baxter's household

Male

Robertshaw

Baxter

Head
Female

Martha

Baxter

Wife
Female

Elizabeth E

Baxter

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Baxter

Daughter
Male

John W

Baxter

Daughter Son
Male

Edwin

Baxter

Daughter Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wheelhouse

Visitor
Male

James

Hopkinson

Servant
Female

Jane

Young

Servant
Female

Emily

Campion

Servant
Female

Mary A

Brown

Servant
Female

Mary

Fish

Servant
Female

Sarah A

Dran

Servant
Female

Minnie

Burrows

Servant
First name(s) Robertshaw
Last name Baxter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robertshaw

Baxter

Head

Married

38

1843

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Baxter

Wife

Married

36

1845

Kippax, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth E

Baxter

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Caroline

Baxter

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

John W

Baxter

Daughter Son

Single

9

1872

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Baxter

Daughter Son

Single

6

1875

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Wheelhouse

Visitor

Single

30

1851

Kippax, Yorkshire, England

James

Hopkinson

Servant

Single

24

1857

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Young

Servant

Single

26

1855

Scotland

Emily

Campion

Servant

Single

24

1857

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Brown

Servant

Single

21

1860

Sutton on the Forest, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Fish

Servant

Single

35

1846

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah A

Dran

Servant

Single

25

1856

Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England

Minnie

Burrows

Servant

Single

14

1867

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

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