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Household of Maxwell Johnston (born 1846, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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.

Maxwell Johnston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Maxwell Johnston, born in 1846 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 8 members. Maxwell was the head of the household, married to Ann Johnston, born in 1846 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maxwell (born 1875 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Maxwell's Father, Thomas Johnston, born in 1815 in Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.


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Maxwell Johnston's household

Male

Maxwell

Johnston

Head
Female

Ann

Johnston

Wife
Male

Thomas

Johnston

Son
Male

Maxwell

Johnston

Son
Male

John

Johnston

Son
Female

Mary

Johnston

Daughter
Male

James

Johnston

Son
Male

Thomas

Johnston

Father
First name(s) Maxwell
Last name Johnston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Maxwell

Johnston

Head

Married

35

1846

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Ann

Johnston

Wife

Married

35

1846

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Johnston

Son

-

12

1869

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maxwell

Johnston

Son

-

6

1875

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Johnston

Son

-

4

1877

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Johnston

Daughter

-

2

1879

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Johnston

Son

-

0

1881

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Johnston

Father

Widower

66

1815

Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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