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Household of William Maxwell (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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 1843 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Maxwell, born in 1846 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, John (born 1853 in Ireland) and William's Boarder, William (born 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Maxwell's household

Male

William

Maxwell

Head
Female

Eliza

Maxwell

Wife
Female

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

James

Maxwell

Son
Female

Ann

Maxwell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

John

Kelly

Boarder
Male

William

Campbell

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Maxwell

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Eliza

Maxwell

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Mary

Maxwell

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Maxwell

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Maxwell

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Maxwell

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Kelly

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

William

Campbell

Boarder

Unmarried

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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