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Household of William Baxter (born 1839, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey,Kent, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Baxter, born in 1839 in Croydon, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Baxter, born in 1839 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. They had 3 children; Louisa E (born 1867 in Beckenham, Kent, England), Eleanor J (born 1872 in Penge, Surrey, England) and Roseanna (born 1874 in Penge, Surrey, England). They had 1 grandchild; Flora, born 1874 in Beckenham, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Sarah Boswell, born in 1846 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England.


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William Baxter's household

Male

William

Baxter

Head
Female

Mary A

Baxter

Wife
Female

Louisa E

Baxter

Daughter
Female

Eleanor J

Baxter

Daughter
Female

Roseanna

Baxter

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Boswell

Lodger
Female

Flora

Boswell

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Baxter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Croydon, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Baxter

Head

Married

42

1839

Croydon, Surrey, England

Mary A

Baxter

Wife

Married

42

1839

Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

Louisa E

Baxter

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Beckenham, Kent, England

Eleanor J

Baxter

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Penge, Surrey, England

Roseanna

Baxter

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Penge, Surrey, England

Sarah

Boswell

Lodger

Single

35

1846

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Flora

Boswell

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Beckenham, Kent, England

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