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Household of Nelson Maxwell (born 1833, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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.

Nelson Maxwell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nelson Maxwell, born in 1833 in Cumberland, consisted of 9 members. Nelson was the head of the household, married to Matilda Maxwell, born in 1840 in Lincolnshire, England. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Frances Ann (born 1864 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Nelson (born 1867 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), William (born 1868 in Blyth, Northumberland, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Thomas Clayton (born 1875 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Edith Beatrice M C (born 1879 in Byker, Northumberland, England).


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Nelson Maxwell's household

Male

Nelson

Maxwell

Head
Female

Matilda

Maxwell

Wife
Female

Margaret

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Frances Ann

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

Nelson

Maxwell

Son
Male

William

Maxwell

Son
Male

Joseph

Maxwell

Son
Male

Thomas Clayton

Maxwell

Son
Female

Edith Beatrice M C

Maxwell

Daughter
First name(s) Nelson
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Cumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nelson

Maxwell

Head

Married

48

1833

Cumberland, England

Matilda

Maxwell

Wife

Married

41

1840

Lincolnshire, England

Margaret

Maxwell

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Frances Ann

Maxwell

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Nelson

Maxwell

Son

Single

14

1867

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William

Maxwell

Son

Single

13

1868

Blyth, Northumberland, England

Joseph

Maxwell

Son

Single

8

1873

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Thomas Clayton

Maxwell

Son

Single

6

1875

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Edith Beatrice M C

Maxwell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Byker, Northumberland, England

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