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Household of William Baxter (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, 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 1842 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Baxter, born in 1845 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1873 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1878 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, Peter (born 1861 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Robert (born 1873 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Baxter's household

Male

William

Baxter

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Baxter

Wife
Male

James

Baxter

Son
Female

Mary

Baxter

Daughter
Male

Henry

Baxter

Son
Male

William

Baxter

Son
Male

Peter

Baxter

Brother
Male

Robert

Benson

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Baxter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Baxter

Head

Married

39

1842

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Baxter

Wife

Married

36

1845

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Baxter

Son

-

8

1873

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Baxter

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Baxter

Son

-

3

1878

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Baxter

Son

-

1

1880

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Baxter

Brother

Unmarried

20

1861

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Benson

Visitor

-

8

1873

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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