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The earliest occurrence of the Maxwell surname in our family history documents is from 1530, and we currently have 564,066 records where Maxwell appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
291 Maxwells were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Maxwells were most likely to live in Lanarkshire.
Not all Maxwells were law-abiding. We found 287 in criminal records.
646 Maxwells served in the First World War.
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