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Household of Janet Maxwell (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, 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.

Janet Maxwell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Maxwell, born in 1841 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1870 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1872 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1874 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1877 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Boarder, James Waddell, born in 1863 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Janet Maxwell's household

Female

Janet

Maxwell

Head
Female

Margaret

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Maxwell

Son
Female

Janet

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Annie

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

James

Waddell

Boarder
First name(s) Janet
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Maxwell

Head

Widow

40

1841

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sarah

Maxwell

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Thomas

Maxwell

Son

-

9

1872

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Maxwell

Daughter

-

7

1874

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Annie

Maxwell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Waddell

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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