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Household of James Maxwell (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Maxwell and 19 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Maxwell, born in 1839 in , consisted of 20 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Maxwell, born in 1845 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Maggie (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Lincolnshire, England), James's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Servant, Janet (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, James (born 1843 in Scotland), James's Boarder, Arthur T (born 1859 in Congleton, Cheshire, England), James's Boarder, Andrew T (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, Thomas (born 1865 in Scotland), James's Boarder, Alfred E (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, Arthur B (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, Norman B (born 1868 in Tottington, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, Herbert A (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, Robert W (born 1869 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, James (born 1870 in Scotland) and James's Boarder, Hubert (born 1871 in Tottington, Lancashire, England).


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James Maxwell's household

Male

James

Maxwell

Head
Female

Jane

Maxwell

Wife
Male

Alexander

Maxwell

Son
Male

John

Maxwell

Son
Female

Maggie

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

James

Maxwell

Son
Female

Jane

Dawson

Servant
Female

Mary

Stelfor

Servant
Female

Janet

Diggle

Servant
Male

James

King

Boarder
Male

Arthur T

Ainsworth

Boarder
Male

Andrew T

Hannah

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Sprout

Boarder
Male

Alfred E

Wood

Boarder
Male

Arthur B

Stringer

Boarder
Male

Norman B

Roberts

Boarder
Male

Herbert A

Stubbs

Boarder
Male

Robert W

Stewart

Boarder
Male

James

Sprout

Boarder
Male

Hubert

Roberts

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Scotland

Household members (20 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Maxwell

Head

Married

42

1839

Scotland

Jane

Maxwell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Scotland

Alexander

Maxwell

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Maxwell

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Maxwell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Maxwell

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Dawson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Stelfor

Servant

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Janet

Diggle

Servant

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

King

Boarder

Single

38

1843

Scotland

Arthur T

Ainsworth

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Andrew T

Hannah

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sprout

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Scotland

Alfred E

Wood

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Arthur B

Stringer

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Norman B

Roberts

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Herbert A

Stubbs

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Robert W

Stewart

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Stretford, Lancashire, England

James

Sprout

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Scotland

Hubert

Roberts

Boarder

Single

10

1871

Tottington, Lancashire, England

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