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Household of John Maxwell (born 1839, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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 1839 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Maxwell, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Maxwell's household

Male

John

Maxwell

Head
Female

Mary

Maxwell

Wife
Female

Annie

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

John

Maxwell

Son
Male

Robert

Maxwell

Son
Female

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

William

Maxwell

Son
Male

James

Maxwell

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Barrhead, Renfrewshire, 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

42

1839

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Maxwell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Maxwell

Son

-

14

1867

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Maxwell

Son

-

10

1871

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Maxwell

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Maxwell

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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