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Household of John Maxwell (born 1826, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

John Maxwell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Maxwell, born in 1826 in Letham, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Maxwell, born in 1839 in Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Ann P (born 1864 in Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James P (born 1868 in Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Eliza (born 1874 in Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Catherine (born 1876 in Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Maxwell's household

Male

John

Maxwell

Head
Female

Jessie

Maxwell

Wife
Female

Ann P

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

James P

Maxwell

Son
Female

Eliza

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Maxwell

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Letham, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Maxwell

Head

Married

55

1826

Letham, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Maxwell

Wife

Married

42

1839

Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann P

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James P

Maxwell

Son

-

13

1868

Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Maxwell

Daughter

-

7

1874

Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Maxwell

Daughter

-

5

1876

Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Maxwell

Daughter

-

0

1881

Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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