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Household of Henry Maxwell (born 1842, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

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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.

Henry Maxwell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Maxwell, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Frances S Maxwell, born in 1856 in Sussex, England. They had 2 children; Sarah J (born 1876 in Elmhurst, Staffordshire, England) and Fanny G (born 1879 in Elmhurst, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Cheshire, England) and Henry's Servant, James (born 1858 in Ireland).


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Henry Maxwell's household

Male

Henry

Maxwell

Head
Female

Frances S

Maxwell

Wife
Female

Sarah J

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Fanny G

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Rivett

Servant
Male

James

Cuddy

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Maxwell

Head

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Frances S

Maxwell

Wife

Married

25

1856

Sussex, England

Sarah J

Maxwell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Elmhurst, Staffordshire, England

Fanny G

Maxwell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Elmhurst, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Rivett

Servant

Single

15

1866

Cheshire, England

James

Cuddy

Servant

Single

23

1858

Ireland

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