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Household of Maxwell Donnau (born 1839, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Petworth, Sussex, England

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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.

Maxwell Donnau and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Maxwell Donnau, born in 1839 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, consisted of 3 members. Maxwell was the head of the household, married to Mary Donnau, born in 1835 in Petworth, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Maxwell's Servant, Eliza Bowyer, born in 1865 in Petworth, Sussex, England.


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Maxwell Donnau's household

Male

Maxwell

Donnau

Head
Female

Mary

Donnau

Wife
Female

Eliza

Bowyer

Servant
First name(s) Maxwell
Last name Donnau
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Maxwell

Donnau

Head

Married

42

1839

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Donnau

Wife

Married

46

1835

Petworth, Sussex, England

Eliza

Bowyer

Servant

Single

16

1865

Petworth, Sussex, England

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