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Household of Peter Maxwell (born 1839, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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.

Peter Maxwell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Maxwell, born in 1839 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Maxwell, born in 1843 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; George (born 1865 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Peter (born 1872 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Barbara (born 1874 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Lewis (born 1876 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Peter Maxwell's household

Male

Peter

Maxwell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Maxwell

Wife
Male

George

Maxwell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

Peter

Maxwell

Son
Female

Barbara

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

Lewis

Maxwell

Son
Male

James

Maxwell

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Maxwell

Head

Married

42

1839

Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Maxwell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

George

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Peter

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Barbara

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Lewis

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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