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Household of William Maxwell (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Maxwell, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Maxwell, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Elizabeth Houston, born in 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Maxwell's household

Male

William

Maxwell

Head
Female

Agnes

Maxwell

Wife
Male

James

Maxwell

Son
Female

Annie

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Houston

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Maxwell

Head

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Maxwell

Wife

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Maxwell

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Maxwell

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Houston

Visitor

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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