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Household of Cornelius Maxwell (born 1828, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

Cornelius Maxwell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cornelius Maxwell, born in 1828 in Govan, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Cornelius was the head of the household, married to Ann Maxwell, born in 1831 in Tarbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1862 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1865 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Cornelius (born 1867 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1870 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Lizzie (born 1873 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Cornelius Maxwell's household

Male

Cornelius

Maxwell

Head
Female

Ann

Maxwell

Wife
Female

Jane

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Maxwell

Son
Male

Cornelius

Maxwell

Son
Female

Annie

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Maxwell

Daughter
First name(s) Cornelius
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Cornelius

Maxwell

Head

Married

53

1828

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Maxwell

Wife

Married

50

1831

Tarbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cornelius

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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