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Household of Robert Maxwell (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, 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.

Robert Maxwell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Maxwell, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Maxwell, born in 1845 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Allan (born 1869 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Maxwell's household

Male

Robert

Maxwell

Head
Female

Margaret

Maxwell

Wife
Male

Allan

Maxwell

Son
Female

Jane

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

John

Maxwell

Son
Male

Robert

Maxwell

Son
Male

James

Maxwell

Son
Male

William

Maxwell

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Maxwell

Head

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Maxwell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Allan

Maxwell

Son

-

12

1869

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Maxwell

Daughter

-

10

1871

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Maxwell

Son

-

8

1873

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Maxwell

Son

-

6

1875

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Maxwell

Son

-

2

1879

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Maxwell

Son

-

0

1881

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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