Maxwell Distribution in England, 1841

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Introduction

The following mapping and data were developed for the Maxwell family in England in 1841, to support the Tapestry project, using data extracted from 1841 Census of Great Britain. The purpose of this display is to give some idea of where in England Maxwell's may have originated during the Pre-Revolutionary target period in America, which is the focus of the Tapestry. Ideally we'd like to use census data in England for a period well prior Revolution, but the 1841 census is earliest available systematic data. While there are obvious deficiencies in relying on 1841 data to gauge where English Maxwell's came from prior to the Revolution, the hope is that distribution shown here may approximate the distribution during the period of interest. Caveat Emptor". The base map used for this display is taken from the 1851 county map as given on Wikipedia, with some adjustments. ^[1] The Wikipedia mapping tended to use the standard abbreviations for counties. Some adjustments have been made where a) space requirements allowed a more clear-cut name to be used, or where the abbreviation used in England would not be obvious to an American audience for which the Tapestry is designed. ^[2]

Map

Maxwells in each county as a percent of he total Maxwell Population

Data

To be added

References

1. ↑ The Ridings of York, do not seem to appear separately in the 1841 census.Check to see when the Ridings of York came into being.
2. ↑ e.g., "Oxf" was used for the conventional "Oxon"., etc.