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Household of William Baxter (born 1852, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Baxter and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Baxter, born in 1852 in Poplar, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Baxter, born in 1853 in Poplar, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Florence L (born 1876 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), William R (born 1879 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Lydia M (born 1881 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Christina (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England) and Alexander (born 1874 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Wife'sister Father, John Smith, born in 1803 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Baxter's household

Male

William

Baxter

Head
Female

Mary A

Baxter

Wife
Female

Florence L

Baxter

Daughter
Male

William R

Baxter

Son
Female

Lydia M

Baxter

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Cowie

Wife
Female

Christina

Cowie

Daughter
Male

William

Cowie

Son
Male

Alexander

Cowie

Son
Male

John

Smith

Wife'sister Father
First name(s) William
Last name Baxter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Poplar, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Baxter

Head

Married

29

1852

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Baxter

Wife

Married

28

1853

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Florence L

Baxter

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bromley, Middlesex, England

William R

Baxter

Son

Single

2

1879

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Lydia M

Baxter

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Cowie

Wife

Married

42

1839

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Cowie

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Cowie

Son

Single

11

1870

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Alexander

Cowie

Son

Single

7

1874

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Wife'sister Father

Widower

78

1803

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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