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Household of William Maxwell (born 1819, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, Fife, 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 1819 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Maxwell, born in 1822 in Inverarity, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1860 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland) and Wennyss E M (born 1863 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland).


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William Maxwell's household

Male

William

Maxwell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Maxwell

Wife
Male

John

Maxwell

Son
Male

David

Maxwell

Son
Male

Wennyss E M

Maxwell

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place 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

62

1819

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Maxwell

Wife

Married

59

1822

Inverarity, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Wennyss E M

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

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