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Household of James Maxwell (born 1828, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Maxwell, born in 1828 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Maxwell, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Matthew (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Maxwell's household

Male

James

Maxwell

Head
Female

Mary

Maxwell

Wife
Male

Matthew

Maxwell

Son
Female

Agnes

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

James

Maxwell

Son
Female

Jane

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

William

Maxwell

Son
Female

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Maxwell

Head

Married

53

1828

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Maxwell

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Maxwell

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Maxwell

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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