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Household of James A Maxwell (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, 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.

James A Maxwell and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James A Maxwell, born in 1836 in , consisted of 14 members. James A was the head of the household, married to Agnes Maxwell, born in 1846 in Killington, Westmorland, England. They had 5 children; Edmund (born 1871 in Kendal, Westmorland, England), Margaret (born 1872 in Kendal, Westmorland, England), Mary A (born 1875 in Cark, Lancashire, England), Amy A (born 1878 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and John S (born 1881 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James A's Boarder, Francis (born 1850 in Ireland), James A's Boarder, Dennis (born 1860 in Scotland), James A's Boarder, Samuel M (born 1854 in Scotland), James A's Boarder, John (born 1851 in Scotland), James A's Visitor, Barbara (born 1861 in Ireland), James A's Boarder Head, George (born 1829 in Kendal, Westmorland, England) and James A's Boarder, Ann (born 1827 in Westmorland, England).


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James A Maxwell's household

Male

James A

Maxwell

Head
Female

Agnes

Maxwell

Wife
Male

Edmund

Maxwell

Son
Female

Margaret

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Amy A

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

John S

Maxwell

Son
Male

Francis

Cromie

Boarder
Male

Dennis

Haskins

Boarder
Male

Samuel M

Richardson

Boarder
Male

John

Johnson

Boarder
Female

Barbara

Dunond

Visitor
Male

George

Barnett

Boarder Head
Female

Ann

Barnett

Boarder
First name(s) James A
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ireland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James A

Maxwell

Head

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Agnes

Maxwell

Wife

Married

35

1846

Killington, Westmorland, England

Edmund

Maxwell

Son

Single

10

1871

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Margaret

Maxwell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Mary A

Maxwell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cark, Lancashire, England

Amy A

Maxwell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Barrow, Lancashire, England

John S

Maxwell

Son

Single

0

1881

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Francis

Cromie

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Ireland

Dennis

Haskins

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Scotland

Samuel M

Richardson

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Scotland

John

Johnson

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Scotland

Barbara

Dunond

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Ireland

George

Barnett

Boarder Head

Married

52

1829

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Ann

Barnett

Boarder

Married

54

1827

Westmorland, England

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