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maxwell family

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Colin

Colin Report 16 Mar 2009 19:32

we are looking for martha maxwell born about 1870 in glasgow
and william maxwell born 1872 glasgow there mother was
catherine maxwell there father was william maxwell our
gtgtgrandfather there mother was william 2nd wife we got them
of williams application for poor relief thats were william died in 1879 glasgow your colin

Andrew

Andrew Report 16 Mar 2009 19:42

Is this the correct family

1881 Scotland Census
about Martha Maxwell
Name: Martha Maxwell
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Relationship: Daughter
Mother's Name: Catherine
Gender: Female
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration Number: 644/5
Registration district: Blackfriars
Civil Parish: Glasgow Blackfriars
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 10 Dyers Lane
Occupation: Tobacco Worker
ED: 58
Household schedule number: 94
Line: 8
Roll: cssct1881_227
Household Members: Name Age
Catherine Maxwell 38
James Maxwell 19
Martha Maxwell 14
William Maxwell 6


Andy

Colin

Colin Report 13 Apr 2009 16:49

thanks andrew for your help yours colin

alviegal

alviegal Report 13 Apr 2009 22:05

Possible?


MARTHA MAXWELL Pedigree
Female

Event(s):
Birth:
13 JUL 1866 Calton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Christening:
Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: WILLIAM MAXWELL Family
Mother: CATHERINE CLELLAND


JESSIE MAXWELL Pedigree
Female

Event(s):
Birth:
06 AUG 1868 Calton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Christening:
Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: WILLIAM MAXWELL Family
Mother: CATHERINE CLELAND



WILLIAM MAXWELL Pedigree
Male

Event(s):
Birth:
03 JUL 1874 Calton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Christening:
Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: WILLIAM MAXWELL Family
Mother: CATHERINE CLELAND

Helen

Helen Report 13 Apr 2009 22:07

Marriage:

William Maxwell and Catherine Clelland
28th December 1865
Blythswood, Glasgow

Children:
1. JESSIE MAXWELL - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: 06 AUG 1868 Calton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
2. MARTHA MAXWELL - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: 13 JUL 1866 Calton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
3. WILLIAM MAXWELL - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 03 JUL 1874 Calton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

alviegal

alviegal Report 13 Apr 2009 22:14

I wonder if this is James' birth?


JAMES MAXWELL Pedigree
Male

Event(s):
Birth:
09 AUG 1862 Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland
Christening:
Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: WILLIAM MAXWELL Family
Mother: ELIZABETH AITON

alviegal

alviegal Report 13 Apr 2009 22:24

I think this may be 1871...very badly transcribed!


1871 Scotland Census
about Martha Marchell
Name: Martha Marchell
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Relationship: Daughter
Father's Name: William
Gender: Female
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration Number: 644/4
Registration district: Calton
Civil Parish: Glasgow St Andrew
County: Lanarkshire
Address: No 10 Dyers Lane
ED: 13
Household schedule number: 27
Line: 13
Roll: CSSCT1871_130
Household Members:
Name Age
William Marchell 58 b Ireland, fewer bor maker?
Marchell 51 wife, b Glasgow, booker winder
B?? Marchell 9 son, b Glasgow
Martha Marchell 4


Liz

Helen

Helen Report 13 Apr 2009 22:35

Same address as the 1881 census ... think you're right.

There is another thread for this same Maxwell family saying William Snr was born in Ireland ... correct again.

Colin

Colin Report 14 Apr 2009 20:36

thanks to you all dont know about jessie . william the father died 1879
in the poorhouse got alot of scotlandspeople getting all mix up
with his 2nd family we are from his1st family when we started the
family tree it going to be straight forward . thank to you all colin

Alistair

Alistair Report 5 Apr 2010 21:36

Hi

I have a Thomas Maxwell who was a coal miner born about 1830 in Scotland not sure where abouts, he married a Janet born around the same year I know they had a daughter called Jeanie born about 1856 who died in 1921.

Alistair