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Household of William Maws (born 1847, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

William Maws and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Maws, born in 1847 in Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jennie L Maws, born in 1846 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Lowisa (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Constance (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Eliza (born 1839 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Servant, Susan (born 1866 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Maws's household

Male

William

Maws

Head
Female

Jennie L

Maws

Wife
Female

Lowisa

Maws

Daughter
Female

Constance

Maws

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Maws

Son
Female

Eliza

Gogwine

Sister
Female

Susan

Carmfie

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Maws
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Maws

Head

Married

34

1847

Perthshire, Scotland

Jennie L

Maws

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Lowisa

Maws

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Constance

Maws

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Maws

Son

-

1

1880

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Gogwine

Sister

Unmarried

42

1839

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan

Carmfie

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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