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Household of David Maxwell (born 1850, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Maxwell, born in 1850 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Annie Maxwell, born in 1850 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Sarah Mcm (born 1877 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jane G (born 1879 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Father-In-Law, John (born 1814 in Durisdeer, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), David's Servant, Catherine (born 1857 in Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), David's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and David's Servant, Andrew (born 1864 in England).


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David Maxwell's household

Male

David

Maxwell

Head
Female

Annie

Maxwell

Wife
Female

Sarah Mcm

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Jane G

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

John

Maxwell

Son
Male

John

Meggat

Father-In-Law
Female

Catherine

Carson

Servant
Female

Jane

Wilkison

Servant
Male

Andrew

Hogg

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Maxwell

Head

Married

31

1850

Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Annie

Maxwell

Wife

Married

31

1850

Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah Mcm

Maxwell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane G

Maxwell

Daughter

-

2

1879

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Maxwell

Son

-

0

1881

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Meggat

Father-In-Law

Widower

67

1814

Durisdeer, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Catherine

Carson

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Jane

Wilkison

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Andrew

Hogg

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

England

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