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Ronald Baxter

Ronald was born on June 19th, 1826 in Uphall and his baptism took place there on July 16th, 1826.¹²

Birth Notes
- Name: Ronald Baxter
  Gender: Male
  Christening Date: 16 Jul 1826
  Christening Place: , UPHALL, WEST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
  Birth Date: 19 Jun 1826
  Father's Name: Robert Baxter
  Mother's Name: Barbara Miller
  
  Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11672-4
  System Origin: Scotland-VR
  GS Film number: 1066639
  Reference ID: 2:1815LTM
  
  Citing this Record
  "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTP9-K4S : 10 February 2018), Barbara Miller in entry for Ronald Baxter, 19 Jun 1826; citing , reference 2:1815LTM, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,066,639.6.

Ronald's father was Robert Baxter and his mother was Barbara Miller. His paternal grandparents were Ronald Baxter and Isabella Erskine. He had four brothers and four sisters, named Robert, John, Walter, James, Elisabeth, Isabella, Isobel and Janet. He was the second oldest of the nine children. He died by commiting suicide, shot himself in a railway carriage, at the age of 57 on October 19th, 1883 in Sussex.³⁴

Death Notes
- Deaths Dec 1883 (>99%)
  BAXTER Ronald 58 Kingston 2a 189

Occupation Details
- From 1841 Ronald's occupation was freestone quarrier in mining / energy.¹
  
  From 1851 to April 1883 his occupation was engine driver in transportation.²
  
  From April 1883 his occupation was proprieter, single horse omnibus in transportation. He died on October 19th, 1883 while still employed there.

Whereabouts
- Ronald lived in Colchester from 1851.²
  
  He lived in Norwich from 1857.⁵
  
  He lived in Middlesex from 1871.⁶

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Baxter
  
  William Baxter
  - b.20 Apr 1685 in Linlithgow d.1729
  
  Anna High
  - b.26 Dec 1652
  
  Douglas Baxter
  - b.23 Jun 1723 in West Calder d.>  1780
  
  Robert Johnson
  
  Janet Johnston
  - b.04 Feb 1684 in Carriden
  
  <Unknown>
  
  Ronald Baxter
  - b.23 Apr 1755 in Currie d.<  1841
  
  Margaret Hamilton
  - b. in Currie
  
  Robert Baxter
  - b.15 Aug 1800 in Mid Calder d.25 Jul 1840 in Airdrie
  
  Robert Erskine
  
  John Hasken Erskine
  - b.29 Jul 1737 in Mid Calder
  
  Barbara Potter
  
  Isabella Erskine
  - b.Apr 1762 in Kirknewton d.Jul 1845 in Kirknewton
  
  John Ogston
  - b.12 May 1683 in Edinburgh
  
  Betty Ogstone
  - b.01 Dec 1738 in Ratho d.23 Jul 1802 in Mid Calder
  
  Margaret Brown
  
  Ronald Baxter
  - b.19 Jun 1826 in Uphall d.19 Oct 1883 in Sussex
  
  Barbara Miller
  - b.20 Dec 1801 in Mid Calder d.12 Sep 1869 in Glasgow

Personal Timeline

Individual Additional Information

Details of Ronald's family with Isabella

¹ Barbara Miller 1841
² Ronald Baxter 1851
³ Ronald Baxter inquest
⁴ Ronaæd Baxter suicide
⁵ Ronald Baxter 1861
⁶ Ronald Baxter 1871
Further sources/citations:
Ronald Baxter 1881, Hibbs 1891

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