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Household of John Maxwell (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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.

John Maxwell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Maxwell, born in 1852 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Maxwell, born in 1853 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1873 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1875 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Stephen (born 1880 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Mary (born 1860 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Mary (born 1860 in Walsall, Lancashire, England) and John's Visitor, Stephen (born 1831 in Ireland).


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John Maxwell's household

Male

John

Maxwell

Head
Female

Margaret

Maxwell

Wife
Male

James

Maxwell

Son
Female

Mary A

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

Stephen

Maxwell

Son
Female

Mary

Dougherty

Boarder
Female

Mary

Mullen

Boarder
Male

Stephen

Conroy

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Maxwell

Head

Married

29

1852

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Maxwell

Wife

Married

28

1853

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

James

Maxwell

Son

Single

8

1873

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Maxwell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Maxwell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Stephen

Maxwell

Son

Single

1

1880

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dougherty

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mullen

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Walsall, Lancashire, England

Stephen

Conroy

Visitor

Married

50

1831

Ireland

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