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Household of John Maxwell (born 1845, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Annan, Dumfriesshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Maxwell, born in 1845 in Kirkpatrick, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Maxwell, born in 1849 in Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1871 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1879 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Helen (born 1854 in Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Margaret (born 1825 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Alexander (born 1833 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).


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John Maxwell's household

Male

John

Maxwell

Head
Female

Mary

Maxwell

Wife
Male

James

Maxwell

Son
Male

John

Maxwell

Son
Male

Robert

Maxwell

Son
Female

Margaret

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Maxwell

Son
Female

Helen

Bell

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Bell

Visitor
Male

Alexander

Bell

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Kirkpatrick, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Maxwell

Head

Married

36

1845

Kirkpatrick, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Maxwell

Wife

Married

32

1849

Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

James

Maxwell

Son

-

10

1871

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Maxwell

Son

-

9

1872

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Maxwell

Son

-

7

1874

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Maxwell

Daughter

-

6

1875

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Maxwell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Maxwell

Son

-

2

1879

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Helen

Bell

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

27

1854

Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bell

Visitor

Widow

56

1825

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Alexander

Bell

Visitor

Unmarried

48

1833

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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