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Household of James Maxwell (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, 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 1843 in Carfin, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Maxwell, born in 1848 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1871 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1872 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Walter (born 1874 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1875 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Maxwell's household

Male

James

Maxwell

Head
Female

Isabella

Maxwell

Wife
Female

Margaret

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Maxwell

Son
Male

Walter

Maxwell

Son
Female

Helen

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

James

Maxwell

Son
Female

Isabella

Maxwell

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Carfin, 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

38

1843

Carfin, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Maxwell

Wife

Married

33

1848

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Walter

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Helen

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Isabella

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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