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Household of George Maxwell (born 1832, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, 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.

George Maxwell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Maxwell, born in 1832 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Maxwell, born in 1844 in Ardoch, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas A (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Henry (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Sister-In-Law, Jessie Gorrie, born in 1846 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.


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George Maxwell's household

Male

George

Maxwell

Head
Female

Mary

Maxwell

Wife
Female

Ellen

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

Thomas A

Maxwell

Son
Male

Henry

Maxwell

Son
Female

Jessie

Gorrie

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) George
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Maxwell

Head

Married

49

1832

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Maxwell

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ardoch, Perthshire, Scotland

Ellen

Maxwell

Daughter

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas A

Maxwell

Son

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Henry

Maxwell

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Gorrie

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

35

1846

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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