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Household of William Baxter (born 1850, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Baxter, born in 1850 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Baxter, born in 1851 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1879 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Aunt, Jannet (born 1811 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Margaret (born 1866 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1867 in -) and William's Servant, James (born 1865 in Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).


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William Baxter's household

Male

William

Baxter

Head
Female

Mary

Baxter

Wife
Male

James

Baxter

Son
Male

John

Baxter

Son
Female

Jannet

Baxter

Aunt
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

McMoran

Servant
Male

James

Johnstone

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Baxter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Baxter

Head

Married

31

1850

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Baxter

Wife

-

30

1851

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Baxter

Son

-

2

1879

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Baxter

Son

-

0

1881

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jannet

Baxter

Aunt

Unmarried

70

1811

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McMoran

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

-

James

Johnstone

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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