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Household of John Maxwell (born 1834, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keir, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Maxwell, born in 1834 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Maxwell, born in 1843 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes (born 1868 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Edward (born 1872 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Gordon (born 1876 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Maxwell's household

Male

John

Maxwell

Head
Female

Sarah

Maxwell

Wife
Female

Agnes

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

Edward

Maxwell

Son
Male

Robert

Maxwell

Son
Male

Gordon

Maxwell

Son
Male

John

Maxwell

Son
Female

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Maxwell

Head

Married

47

1834

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah

Maxwell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Maxwell

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Edward

Maxwell

Son

-

9

1872

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Maxwell

Son

-

8

1873

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Gordon

Maxwell

Son

-

5

1876

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Maxwell

Son

-

2

1879

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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