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Household of John Maxwell (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Douglas, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Maxwell, born in 1845 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Maxwell, born in 1845 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1868 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1870 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1877 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1879 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's -, Janet Maxwell, born in 1865 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Maxwell's household

Male

John

Maxwell

Head
Female

Jane

Maxwell

Wife
Female

Janet

Maxwell

-
Male

William

Maxwell

Son
Female

Marion

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

John

Maxwell

Son
Female

Helen

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Maxwell

Son
Male

George

Maxwell

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Maxwell

Head

Married

36

1845

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Maxwell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Maxwell

-

-

16

1865

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Maxwell

Son

-

13

1868

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Maxwell

Daughter

-

11

1870

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Maxwell

Son

-

9

1872

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Maxwell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Maxwell

Son

-

2

1879

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Maxwell

Son

-

0

1881

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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