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Household of William Maxwell (born 1856, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, 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 Maxwell and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Maxwell, born in 1856 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Maxwell, born in 1859 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Horn, born in 1864 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland.


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William Maxwell's household

Male

William

Maxwell

Head
Female

Helen

Maxwell

Wife
Female

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

George

Maxwell

Son
Male

John

Horn

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Maxwell

Head

Married

25

1856

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Maxwell

Wife

Married

22

1859

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Horn

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

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