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Household of Robert D Maxwell (born 1842, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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.

Robert D Maxwell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert D Maxwell, born in 1842 in Luton, Bedfordshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert D was the head of the household, married to Margaret Maxwell, born in 1837 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Charles R (born 1872 in Goole, Yorkshire, England), William T (born 1873 in Goole, Yorkshire, England) and James S (born 1877 in Goole, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert D's Scholar, Campbell (born 1866 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), Robert D's Scholar, George H K (born 1868 in London, Middlesex, England), Robert D's Scholar, George S (born 1869 in Australia), Robert D's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Truro, Cornwall, England) and Robert D's Servant, Mary H (born 1867 in Teignmouth, Devon, England).


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Robert D Maxwell's household

Male

Robert D

Maxwell

Head
Female

Margaret

Maxwell

Wife
Male

Charles R

Maxwell

Son
Male

William T

Maxwell

Son
Male

James S

Maxwell

Son
Male

Campbell

Ward

Scholar
Male

George H K

Rowell

Scholar
Male

George S

Padley

Scholar
Female

Elizabeth

Howe

Servant
Female

Mary H

Johns

Servant
First name(s) Robert D
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Luton, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert D

Maxwell

Head

Married

39

1842

Luton, Bedfordshire, England

Margaret

Maxwell

Wife

Married

44

1837

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Charles R

Maxwell

Son

Single

9

1872

Goole, Yorkshire, England

William T

Maxwell

Son

Single

8

1873

Goole, Yorkshire, England

James S

Maxwell

Son

Single

4

1877

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Campbell

Ward

Scholar

Single

15

1866

Teignmouth, Devon, England

George H K

Rowell

Scholar

Single

13

1868

London, Middlesex, England

George S

Padley

Scholar

Single

12

1869

Australia

Elizabeth

Howe

Servant

Single

24

1857

Truro, Cornwall, England

Mary H

Johns

Servant

Single

14

1867

Teignmouth, Devon, England

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