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Peter Paxton 1844–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 January 1844

Birth Location: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 19 March 1919

Death Location: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: William Paxton

Mother: May Baillie

Spouse(s): Eliza Waugh, Helen Nimmo

Children(s): Helen Paxton, Jane Paxton, Elizabeth Paxton, Peter Paxton

Peter Paxton was born in 1844 in Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland, the child of William Paxton And May Baillie. In 1851, Peter Paxton resided in Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland. In 1871, Peter Paxton resided in Bothkennar, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Peter Paxton married Eliza Waugh, Helen Nimmo, and had children including Elizabeth Paxton, Helen Paxton, Jane Walker Paxton, Peter Paxton. Peter Paxton passed away in 1919 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Peter Paxton was born in 1844 in Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland, the child of William Paxton And May Baillie.
  • In 1851, Peter Paxton resided in Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • In 1871, Peter Paxton resided in Bothkennar, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
  • Peter Paxton married Eliza Waugh, Helen Nimmo, and had children including Elizabeth Paxton, Helen Paxton, Jane Walker Paxton, Peter Paxton.
  • Peter Paxton passed away in 1919 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Paxton
1814–1893
Birth Location: Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland
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May Baillie
1821–1902
Birth Location: East Lothian, Scotland
MB

Spouses(s)

Eliza Waugh
1843–1909
Birth Location: Falkirk, Stirlingshire
EW
Helen Nimmo
1843–1877
Birth Location: Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
HN

Children(s)

Helen Paxton
1877–1892
Birth Location: Falkirk Landward, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Jane Paxton
1883–1947
Birth Location: Falkirk, Stirlingshire
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Elizabeth Paxton
1869–1887
Birth Location: Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Peter Paxton
1867–1951
Birth Location: Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Peter Paxton's Ancestors

Self
Peter Paxton
1844–1919
Birth Place: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
William Paxton
1814–1893
Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland
May Baillie
1821–1902
East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
George Paxton
1774–
Dunbar,East Lothian,Scotland
Agnes Dawson
1780–1868
Whittingehame, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Peter Baillie
1787–
Cullen, Moray, Scotland
Christina Fraser
1798–1877
East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Peter Paxton
–1819
Marion Little
1744–1821
John Baillie
1753–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick Little
1714–

Peter Paxton's Descendants

1.
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Peter Paxton (30 January 1844–19 March 1919) m. Eliza Waugh (17 June 1843–1909) m. Helen Nimmo (1 October 1843–26 September 1877)
  1. 1. Helen Paxton 1877–1892
  2. 2. Jane (Walker) Paxton 1883–1947
  3. 3. Elizabeth Paxton 1869–1887
  4. 4. Peter Paxton 1867–1951

Peter Paxton's Timeline

8 Records

1844
30 January 1844
Birth of Peter Paxton in Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 7
Peter Paxton resided here in Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 27
Peter Paxton resided here in Bothkennar, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Bothkennar, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 37
Peter Paxton resided here in Falkirk Landward, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Falkirk Landward, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 47
Peter Paxton resided here in Falkirk Landward, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Falkirk Landward, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 57
Peter Paxton resided here in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1919
1919
Age 75
Death of Peter Paxton in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1919
19 March 1919
Age 75
Burial of Peter Paxton in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 January 1844
    Event Place: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Yester; ED: 2; Page: 8; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1851_194; Year: 1851
    [2] 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Falkirk; ED: 24; Page: 3; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1901_157
    [3] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Bothkennar; ED: 2; Page: 29; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1871_81
    [4] 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Falkirk Landward; ED: 2; Page: 27; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1891_149
    [5] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Falkirk Landward; ED: 3; Page: 42; Line: 20; Roll: cssct1881_135

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Yester; ED: 2; Page: 8; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1851_194; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Bothkennar, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Bothkennar; ED: 2; Page: 29; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1871_81

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Falkirk Landward, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Falkirk Landward; ED: 3; Page: 42; Line: 20; Roll: cssct1881_135

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Falkirk Landward, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Falkirk Landward; ED: 2; Page: 27; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1891_149

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Falkirk; ED: 24; Page: 3; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1901_157

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 March 1919
    Event Place: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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