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Household of William Maxwell (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

William Maxwell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Maxwell, born in 1842 in , consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Maxwell, born in 1841 in Scotland. They had 8 children; Jane A (born 1869 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), John (born 1871 in Scotland), Mary P (born 1872 in Scotland), Agnes (born 1873 in Scotland), William (born 1874 in Scotland), James (born 1876 in Scotland), Isabella (born 1878 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Thomas (born 1879 in Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Hannah Mallion, born in 1849 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England.


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William Maxwell's household

Male

William

Maxwell

Head
Female

Mary

Maxwell

Wife
Female

Jane A

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

John

Maxwell

Son
Female

Mary P

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

William

Maxwell

Son
Male

James

Maxwell

Son
Female

Isabella

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Maxwell

Son
Female

Hannah

Mallion

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Maxwell

Head

Married

39

1842

Scotland

Mary

Maxwell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Scotland

Jane A

Maxwell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stepney, Middlesex, England

John

Maxwell

Son

Single

10

1871

Scotland

Mary P

Maxwell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Scotland

Agnes

Maxwell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Scotland

William

Maxwell

Son

Single

7

1874

Scotland

James

Maxwell

Son

Single

5

1876

Scotland

Isabella

Maxwell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Islington, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Maxwell

Son

Single

2

1879

Essex, England

Hannah

Mallion

Servant

Single

32

1849

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

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