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Alexander Baxter

Male 1836 - 1925  (88 years)


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  • Name Alexander Baxter 
    Born 7 May 1836  Tranent, East Lothian Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1841  Elphinstone, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1851  Elphinstone, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation From Dec 1862 to 1881  [4, 5
    Coal Miner 
    Occupation 1903  [6
    Colliery Engine Cleaner 
    Occupation 1908  [7
    Pit Fireman 
    Died 6 May 1925  95 High Street, Cowdenbeath. Fife Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Association Euphemia Baxter (Relationship: Witness at event _EVN 692) 
    Person ID I2038  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 25 May 2008 

    Father Alexander Baxter,   b. C 1808, not E Lothian Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Jane Alexander,   b. C 1810, E Lothian Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1841  Elphinstone, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1851  Elphinstone, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F593  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Reid,   b. C Apr 1843, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1903, Morayfield, Beath, Fife Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 12 Dec 1862  Elphinstone, Tranent, East Lothian Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1871  Kippielaw, Newbattle, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Census 1881  New Stone Building, Newbattle, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1891  37 Easthouses, Newbattle, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Census 1901  34 Dean Park, Newton Grange, Newbattle, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Children 
     1. Jane Baxter,   b. C 1864, Newbattle, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1938, "Craigielea", Peffermill Road, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Maggie Baxter,   b. C 1866, Elphinstone, Tranent, East Lothian Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Euphemia Baxter,   b. C 1868, Witholm, Newbattle, Edniburgh Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Nov 1900, 34 ? Park, Newbattle, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     4. Alex Baxter,   b. 9 June 1871, Kippielaw, Newbattle, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1937, On footpath in East Preston Street, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     5. Catherine Baxter,   b. C 1873, Langlaw, Newbattle, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1929, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     6. Jessie Reid Baxter,   b. C 1877, Langlaw, Newbattle, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1954, West Fife Hospital, Dunfermiline Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     7. Mary Baxter,   b. C 1879, Langlaw, Newbattle, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. William Baxter,   b. C 1881, Newbattle, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. John Baxter,   b. C 1883, Newbattle, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. James Baxter,   b. C 1886, Newbattle, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2015 
    Family ID F592  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S669] OPR 722/8, Tranent Parish, (Scotland's People), FR 1773 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S517] 1841 Census, Registrar Tranent, (Freecen), ED 12, F 11, p 1 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S399] 1861 census, Registrar Tranent, (Scotlands People), ED 7, F 0, p 14 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S402] Marriage Certificate, Registrar, Tranent, (Scotland's People), 39 (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S670] 1881 British Census, Registrar Newbattle, (LDS), ED 5, p 9 (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S667] Death certificate, Registrar, Beath, 191 (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S853] Marriage Certificate, Registrar Beath, 130 (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S668] Death certificate, Registrar, Cowdenbeath, 56 (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S671] 1871 census, Registrar Newbattle, Midlothian, ED 4, F0, p 2 (Reliability: 2).

    10. [S673] 1891 Census, REgistrar Newbattle, (Scotland's People), ED 5, p 11 (Reliability: 2).

    11. [S674] 1901 Census, Registrar Newbattle, (Scotland's People), Ed 7/0A, p 10 (Reliability: 2).