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Household of David Maxwell (born 1841, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Maxwell, born in 1841 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Grace Maxwell, born in 1844 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Isabella D (born 1868 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland) and Janet B (born 1874 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Mother, Janet (born 1811 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland), David's Boarder, Janet (born 1860 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland) and David's Visitor, James (born 1880 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).


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David Maxwell's household

Male

David

Maxwell

Head
Female

Grace

Maxwell

Wife
Female

Isabella D

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

James

Maxwell

Son
Female

Janet B

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Janet

Maxwell

Mother
Female

Janet

Scott

Boarder
Male

James

Hall

Visitor
First name(s) David
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Maxwell

Head

Married

40

1841

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Grace

Maxwell

Wife

Married

37

1844

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Isabella D

Maxwell

Daughter

-

13

1868

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

James

Maxwell

Son

-

11

1870

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Janet B

Maxwell

Daughter

-

7

1874

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Maxwell

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Scott

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

James

Hall

Visitor

-

1

1880

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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