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Household of John Maxwell (born 1815, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, 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 1815 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine L Maxwell, born in 1814 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet D (born 1855 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, William (born 1874 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, Thomas (born 1877 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Catherine D (born 1879 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Grandson, Donald (born 1881 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Maxwell's household

Male

John

Maxwell

Head
Female

Catherine L

Maxwell

Wife
Male

Alexander

Maxwell

Son
Female

Janet D

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

William

Maxwell

Grandson
Male

Thomas

Maxwell

Grandson
Female

Catherine D

McInnes

Granddaughter
Male

Donald

McInnes

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Maxwell

Head

Married

66

1815

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Catherine L

Maxwell

Wife

Married

67

1814

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet D

Maxwell

Daughter

Married

26

1855

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Maxwell

Grandson

-

7

1874

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Maxwell

Grandson

-

4

1877

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Catherine D

McInnes

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

McInnes

Grandson

-

0

1881

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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