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Household of Thomas Maxwell (born 1848, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.

Thomas Maxwell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Maxwell, born in 1848 in Felling, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Maxwell, born in 1858 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1879 in Felling, Durham, England) and Martha Ann (born 1881 in Felling, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Jane (born 1842 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Thomas's Visitor, William (born 1873 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Margaret J (born 1876 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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Thomas Maxwell's household

Male

Thomas

Maxwell

Head
Female

Jane

Maxwell

Wife
Male

Thomas

Maxwell

Son
Female

Martha Ann

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Jane

Robertson

Visitor
Male

William

Robertson

Visitor
Female

Margaret J

Robertson

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Felling, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Maxwell

Head

Married

33

1848

Felling, Durham, England

Jane

Maxwell

Wife

Married

23

1858

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Maxwell

Son

Single

2

1879

Felling, Durham, England

Martha Ann

Maxwell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Felling, Durham, England

Jane

Robertson

Visitor

Married

39

1842

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William

Robertson

Visitor

Single

8

1873

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Margaret J

Robertson

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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