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Household of James Maxwell (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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.

James Maxwell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Maxwell, born in 1848 in , consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Maxwell, born in 1848 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Georgina (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, John (born 1845 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, William (born 1856 in Ireland).


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James Maxwell's household

Male

James

Maxwell

Head
Female

Sarah

Maxwell

Wife
Female

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

Henry

Maxwell

Son
Female

Ann

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Maxwell

Son
Female

Sarah

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

John

McCormick

Boarder
Male

William

Maxwell

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Maxwell

Head

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Sarah

Maxwell

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Georgina

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McCormick

Boarder

Unmarried

36

1845

Ireland

William

Maxwell

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Ireland

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