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Household of David Maxwell (born 1833, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Maxwell, born in 1833 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 11 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jane Maxwell, born in 1833 in Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1860 in Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1863 in Midlothian, Scotland), Archibald (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Ann Maxwell (born 1857 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David's Granddaughter, Jessie (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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David Maxwell's household

Male

David

Maxwell

Head
Female

Jane

Maxwell

Wife
Male

John

Maxwell

Son
Female

Jessie

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Maxwell

Son
Female

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Ann Maxwell

Rennie

Daughter
Female

Jane

Rennie

Granddaughter
Female

Margaret

Rennie

Granddaughter
Female

Jessie

Rennie

Granddaughter
First name(s) David
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Maxwell

Head

Married

48

1833

Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Maxwell

Wife

Married

48

1833

Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Midlothian, Scotland

Archibald

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Maxwell

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann Maxwell

Rennie

Daughter

Married

24

1857

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Rennie

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Rennie

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Rennie

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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