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Household of Samuel Maxwell (born 1818, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anwoth, Kirkcudbrightshire, 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.

Samuel Maxwell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Maxwell, born in 1818 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Anne Maxwell, born in 1822 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1853 in Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1863 in Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Penelope (born 1869 in Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Grandson, William (born 1878 in Girthon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Samuel's Grandson, Samuel (born 1878 in Girthon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Samuel's Grandson, Richard (born 1881 in Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).


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Samuel Maxwell's household

Male

Samuel

Maxwell

Head
Female

Anne

Maxwell

Wife
Female

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Maxwell

Son
Female

Penelope

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

William

Maxwell

Grandson
Male

Samuel

Maxwell

Grandson
Male

Richard

Maxwell

Grandson
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Maxwell

Head

Married

63

1818

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Anne

Maxwell

Wife

Married

59

1822

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Samuel

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Penelope

Maxwell

Daughter

-

12

1869

Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

William

Maxwell

Grandson

-

3

1878

Girthon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Samuel

Maxwell

Grandson

-

3

1878

Girthon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Richard

Maxwell

Grandson

-

0

1881

Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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