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John Baxter

John Baxter

Male 1866 - 1923  (57 years)

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  • Name John Baxter 
    Born 23 Oct 1866  Easter Shieldhill, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  East Shieldhill, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1881 
    coalminer 
    Residence 1881  North Row, Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1891  [3
    Coal Miner 
    Residence 1891  California Rows, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 9 Jan 1891  [1
    Coal Miner 
    Occupation 19 Mar 1892  [4
    coal miner 
    Occupation 12 Oct 1896  [4
    coal miner 
    Occupation 22 Sep 1898  [5
    coal miner 
    Occupation 1901  [6
    Coal Miner 
    Residence 1901  Maybank, Reddingmuir, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Occupation 12 Sep 1902  [4
    coal miner 
    Occupation 9 Mar 1905  [4
    coal miner 
    Occupation 2 Apr 1911  [7
    mine brusher 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  Maybank Cottage, Reddingmuir, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Occupation 30 Sep 1921  [8
    coal miner 
    Buried 1923  Polmont Old Church, Polmont, Stirling, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 15 Nov 1923  Redding Pit, Polmont, Stirling, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Cause: drowning 
    Occupation 10 Oct 1930 
    coal miner, deceased 
    Occupation 20 Jun 1942 
    coal miner, deceased 
    Occupation 19 Nov 1943  [5
    coal miner, deceased 
    Occupation 12 Nov 1952  [5
    coal miner, deceased 
    Occupation 2 Jul 1974 
    coal miner, deceased 
    Occupation 18 Jan 1980 
    coal miner, deceased 
    _UID 715F115886EA4FF8A2719C84D35FF1A8EE81 
    Person ID I9278  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2023 

    Father Henry Baxter,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Annie Scobbie,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F3088  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ramsay Myles,   b. 18 May 1869, Redding Row, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1940, Maybank, Reddingmuir, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 9 Jan 1891  Reddingmuir, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Married according to the forms of the Wesleyan Methodist Church.
    Children 
     1. Mary Frater Baxter,   b. 19 Mar 1892, Canal Row, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1943, Maybank, Reddingmuir, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     2. Henry Baxter,   b. 6 Dec 1893, Polmont, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1969, Infectious Disease Hospital, Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     3. Annie Scobbie Baxter,   b. 12 Oct 1896, Maybank Cottage, Reddingmuir, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1898, Redding Bridge, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     4. Thomas Myles Baxter,   b. 17 Sep 1899, Maybank Cottage, Reddingmuir, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1936, Canalside, Redding, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     5. Jeannie Baxter,   b. 12 Sep 1902, Maybank Cottage, Reddingmuir, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1952, St Ninians, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     6. Agnes Myles Baxter,   b. 9 Mar 1905, Maybank, Reddingmuir, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1974, Falkirk Royal Infirmary, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     7. John Baxter,   b. 8 Apr 1908, Redding, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1980, 36 Princes Street, California, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2010 
    Family ID F3087  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • John was the informant on the death of his daughter,Annie, in 1898

      Died as a result of the Redding Pit disaster which occured on 25 Sep 1923. The date of death is given as the date on which his body was recovered from Redding Pit

      ------ From Source Attached To: Death ------
      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 26 Jul 2013.
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      ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 26 Jul 2013.
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      ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 26 Jul 2013.
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      ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 26 Jul 2013.
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    • (Medical):RCE changed the cause of death from asphyxiation due to drowning and the date to between
      the 25 Sep and 15 Nov

  • Sources 
    1. [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S13] Birth Cert (Reliability: 4).

    3. [S15] 1891 Census (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S13] Birth Cert (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S16] 1901 Census (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S232] 1911 Census Scotland, Scotland., (n.d.) (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 3).