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Household of Henry Maxwell (born 1842, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock Middle, Renfrewshire, 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.

Henry Maxwell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Maxwell, born in 1842 in Beith, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Maxwell, born in 1849 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1867 in Ireland), Henry (born 1872 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), David (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1879 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Boarder, John (born 1826 in Ireland) and Henry's Boarder, Patrick (born 1863 in Ireland).


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Henry Maxwell's household

Male

Henry

Maxwell

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Maxwell

Wife
Male

Thomas

Maxwell

Son
Male

Henry

Maxwell

Son
Male

David

Maxwell

Son
Female

Maggie

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

John

Farrol

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Farrol

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Maxwell

Head

Married

39

1842

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Maxwell

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Thomas

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Ireland

Henry

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

David

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Ireland

John

Farrol

Boarder

Married

55

1826

Ireland

Patrick

Farrol

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Ireland

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