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Household of William Maxwell (born 1821, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Maxwell, born in 1821 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Maxwell, born in 1830 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1858 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1873 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Maxwell's household

Male

William

Maxwell

Head
Female

Mary

Maxwell

Wife
Male

Robert

Maxwell

Son
Female

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

John

Maxwell

Son
Female

Jane

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Maxwell

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Maxwell

Head

Married

60

1821

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Maxwell

Wife

Married

51

1830

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Maxwell

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Maxwell

Daughter

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Maxwell

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Maxwell

Daughter

-

11

1870

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Maxwell

Daughter

-

8

1873

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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