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Household of Thomas Baxter (born 1839, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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.

Thomas Baxter and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Baxter, born in 1839 in Halton, Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Baxter, born in 1845 in Grappenhall, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1870 in Ashton, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1874 in Ashton, Cheshire, England), Alice (born 1875 in Ashton, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Ashton, Cheshire, England) and William (born 1880 in Ashton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Mary A (born 1862 in Woodside, Cheshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Ann (born 1862 in Ashton, Cheshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Margaret (born 1867 in Ince, Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Albert (born 1867 in Ashton, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Baxter's household

Male

Thomas

Baxter

Head
Female

Margaret

Baxter

Wife
Male

Joseph

Baxter

Son
Female

Mary

Baxter

Daughter
Female

Alice

Baxter

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Baxter

Son
Male

William

Baxter

Son
Female

Mary A

Dodd

Servant
Female

Ann

Langley

Servant
Female

Margaret

Shallcross

Servant
Male

Albert

Joinson

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Baxter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Halton, Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Baxter

Head

Married

42

1839

Halton, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Baxter

Wife

Married

36

1845

Grappenhall, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Baxter

Son

Single

11

1870

Ashton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Baxter

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ashton, Cheshire, England

Alice

Baxter

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ashton, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Baxter

Son

Single

3

1878

Ashton, Cheshire, England

William

Baxter

Son

Single

1

1880

Ashton, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Dodd

Servant

Single

19

1862

Woodside, Cheshire, England

Ann

Langley

Servant

Single

19

1862

Ashton, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Shallcross

Servant

Single

14

1867

Ince, Cheshire, England

Albert

Joinson

Servant

Single

14

1867

Ashton, Cheshire, England

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