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Household of William Maxwell (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Maxwell, born in 1843 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1870 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), George (born 1875 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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William Maxwell's household

Male

William

Maxwell

Head
Female

Martha

Maxwell

Wife
Male

William

Maxwell

Son
Male

George

Maxwell

Son
Male

James

Maxwell

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Maxwell

Head

Married

46

1835

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Maxwell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Maxwell

Son

-

11

1870

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

George

Maxwell

Son

-

6

1875

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Maxwell

Son

-

2

1879

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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