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Household of Henry Maxwell (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 1848 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Margaret Maxwell, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1877 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Nephew, Thomas Maxwell, born in 1881 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Henry Maxwell's household

Male

Henry

Maxwell

Head
Female

Margaret

Maxwell

Wife
Female

Margaret

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Jane

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

Peter

Maxwell

Son
Male

Thomas

Maxwell

Nephew
First name(s) Henry
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Maxwell

Head

Married

33

1848

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Maxwell

Wife

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Maxwell

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Maxwell

Daughter

-

8

1873

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane

Maxwell

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter

-

6

1875

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Maxwell

Son

-

4

1877

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Maxwell

Nephew

-

0

1881

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

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