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Household of John Maxwell (born 1849, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Ardrossan, Ayrshire, 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.

John Maxwell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Maxwell, born in 1849 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Maxwell, born in 1852 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Helen (born 1873 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1875 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Maxwell's household

Male

John

Maxwell

Head
Female

Helen

Maxwell

Wife
Female

Helen

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Maxwell

Son
Female

Agnes

Maxwell

Daughter
Male

John

Maxwell

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Maxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Maxwell

Head

Married

32

1849

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Helen

Maxwell

Wife

Married

29

1852

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Helen

Maxwell

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Samuel

Maxwell

Son

-

6

1875

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Agnes

Maxwell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Maxwell

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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