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Household of Alexander Maxwell (born 1845, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, 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.

Alexander Maxwell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Maxwell, born in 1845 in Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Sarah Maxwell, born in 1845 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1869 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1871 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Maxwell's household

Male

Alexander

Maxwell

Head
Female

Sarah

Maxwell

Wife
Female

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Annie

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

John

Maxwell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Maxwell

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Maxwell

Head

Married

36

1845

Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Sarah

Maxwell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Annie

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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