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Household of Samuel Maxwell (born 1827, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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.

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 1827 in Campbeltown, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Martha Davie Maxwell, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Samuel (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Aunt, Agnes Thomson, born in 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Samuel Maxwell's household

Male

Samuel

Maxwell

Head
Female

Martha Davie

Maxwell

Wife
Female

Annie G

Maxwell

Wife
Male

Samuel

Maxwell

Son
Female

Martha

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

James

Maxwell

Son
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Aunt
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Campbeltown, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Maxwell

Head

Married

54

1827

Campbeltown, Ayrshire, Scotland

Martha Davie

Maxwell

Wife

Married

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie G

Maxwell

Wife

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Aunt

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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