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Household of David Maxwell (born 1820)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sculcoates, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), England

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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.

David Maxwell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Maxwell, born in 1820 in , consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Sarah Maxwell, born in 1839 in Portsea, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Harris E (born 1857 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), David C (born 1859 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Charles A (born 1861 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and Theodra (born 1877 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in Stoneferry, Yorkshire, England) and David's Visitor, Lily (born 1856 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).


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David Maxwell's household

Male

David

Maxwell

Head
Female

Sarah

Maxwell

Wife
Female

Harris E

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

David C

Maxwell

Son
Male

Charles A

Maxwell

Son
Female

Theodra

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wright

Servant
Female

Lily

Rymer

Visitor
First name(s) David
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Maxwell

Head

Married

61

1820

Scotland

Sarah

Maxwell

Wife

Married

42

1839

Portsea, Yorkshire, England

Harris E

Maxwell

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Portsea, Hampshire, England

David C

Maxwell

Son

Single

22

1859

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Charles A

Maxwell

Son

Single

20

1861

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Theodra

Maxwell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cottingham, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Wright

Servant

Single

16

1865

Stoneferry, Yorkshire, England

Lily

Rymer

Visitor

Single

25

1856

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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