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Household of David Maxwell (born 1844, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

David Maxwell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Maxwell, born in 1844 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Maxwell, born in 1847 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; David (born 1868 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1875 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1877 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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David Maxwell's household

Male

David

Maxwell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Maxwell

Wife
Male

David

Maxwell

Son
Female

Jessie

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

James

Maxwell

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

John

Maxwell

Son
First name(s) David
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Maxwell

Head

Married

37

1844

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Maxwell

Wife

Married

34

1847

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Maxwell

Son

-

13

1868

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Maxwell

Daughter

-

10

1871

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Maxwell

Son

-

6

1875

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Maxwell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Maxwell

Son

-

2

1879

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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