The Maxwell Family

Abigail R. Maxwell

Born: 1841/2, in Ireland

Father: Henry Maxwell

Mother: Maria (Kilroy) Maxwell

Census:
1860: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey: Abigail R. Maxwell is aged 18, born in Ireland (film 803692 p64 family 497)

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Alexander John Maxwell

Baptised: 25 September 1839, in Ballymachugh parish church, county Cavan, Ireland

Father: Henry Maxwell

Mother: Maria (Kilroy) Maxwell

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Benjamin T. Maxwell

Born: 1848/9, in Ireland

Father: Henry Maxwell

Mother: Maria (Kilroy) Maxwell

Occupation: Bookkeeper

Census:
1860: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey: Banjamin T. Maxwell is aged 11, born in Ireland (film 803692 p64 family 497)
1870: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey

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Elizabeth Frances (Maxwell) Stewart

Birth: June 1832, in Ireland

Baptised: 23 June 1832, in Ballymachugh parish church, county Cavan, Ireland

Father: Henry Maxwell

Mother: Maria (Kilroy) Maxwell

Married: Robert Stewart on 6 June 1867, in Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey, United States

Robert was born in 1811/2, in Ireland.
In the 1900 census, Elizabeth is recorded as having had no children.

Census:
1860: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey: Elizabeth Maxwell is aged 26, born in Ireland (film 803692 p64 family 497)
1892: Flatbush district, Kings county, New York
1900: 1006 Garden Street, Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey

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Elizabeth Maxwell

Birth: 1873/4, in New Jersey, United States

Father: Henry J. Maxwell

Mother: Jane (Orr) Maxwell

Census:
1880: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey
1885: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey: Elizabeth Maxwell is aged 5-20

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Henry Maxwell

Birth: 1801/2, in Ireland

Father: Henry Maxwell

Mother: Mary (_____) Maxwell

Married: Maria Kilroy on 23 June 1831

Children: Occupation: Bookkeeper

Notes: Before emigrating to the United States, Henry was of Crover, county Cavan. In the 1900 census, Henry's children, Elizabeth and Henry are both shown as emigrating to the United States in 1850, and this is likely also when Henry the father, and Maria, emigrated.

In the 1870 census, Henry lists the value of his real estate at $5000 and the value of his personal estate at $500.

Death: 12 March 1880, in Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey, United States, aged 78

Census:
1821: Crover, Ballymachugh, county Cavan
1860: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey: Henry Maxwell is aged 58, born in Ireland (film 803692 p64 family 497)
1867: 287 Garden Street, Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey   (Gopsill's Jersey City and Hoboken directory 1867 p256)
1870: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey

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Henry J. Maxwell

Birth: July 1833, in Ireland

Baptised: 24 July 1833, in Ballymachugh parish church, county Cavan, Ireland

Father: Henry Maxwell

Mother: Maria (Kilroy) Maxwell

Married: Jane Orr on 4 October 1871, in Trenton, Mercer county, New Jersey
Henry Maxwell is recorded as single, aged 34, the son of Henry Maxwell. Jane Orr is recorded as single, aged 25, the daughter of Luke and Rebecca.

Jane was born in 1843, in Ireland, the daughter of Luke Orr and Rebecca Rogers. She emigrated to the United States in 1867.
Census:
1880: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey
1885: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey: Jane Maxwell is aged 20-60
1900: 1006 Garden Street, Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey

Children:
The 1900 census notes that Jane had 7 children, of whom 5 were living in 1900.

Occupation: Ferrymaster

Notes: Henry emigrated to the United States in 1850.

Census:
1860: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey: Henry Maxwell is aged 25, born in Ireland (film 803692 p64 family 497)
1870: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey
1880: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey
1885: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey: Henry Maxwell is aged 20-60
1900: 1006 Garden Street, Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey

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Henry Maxwell

Birth: September 1877, in New Jersey, United States

Father: Henry J. Maxwell

Mother: Jane (Orr) Maxwell

Notes:
In 1911 Henry and his brother, James, bought a flat at 1310 Washington street, in Hoboken, New Jersey.
New York Herald 8 January 1911 4th section p3
  Elizabeth and William Davis sold to Henry and James A. Maxwell No. 1,310 Washington street, Hoboken, a brick flat, on a plot 30x75.

Census:
1880: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey
1885: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey: Henry Maxwell is aged 5-20
1900: 1006 Garden Street, Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey
1910: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey: Henry Maxwell, head, is aged 32, born in New Jersey
1911: 1310 Washington Street, Hoboken, New Jersey   (New York Herald 8 January 1911 4th section p3)
1920: Cumberland county, New Jersey: Henry Maxwell is aged 42, born in New Jersey. He is married.

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James A. Maxwell

Born: 1844/5, in Ireland

Father: Henry Maxwell

Mother: Maria (Kilroy) Maxwell

Census:
1860: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey: James A. Maxwell is aged 15, born in Ireland (film 803692 p64 family 497)

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James A. Maxwell

Birth: 11 August 1879, in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States

Father: Henry J. Maxwell

Mother: Jane (Orr) Maxwell

Occupation: Salesman, Dry Goods

Notes:
In 1911 James and his brother, Henry, bought a flat at 1310 Washington street, in Hoboken, New Jersey.
New York Herald 8 January 1911 4th section p3
  Elizabeth and William Davis sold to Henry and James A. Maxwell No. 1,310 Washington street, Hoboken, a brick flat, on a plot 30x75.

Census:
1880: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey
1885: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey: James A. Maxwell is aged 5-20
1900: 1006 Garden Street, Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey
1910: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey: James Maxwell, brother, is aged 30, born in New Jersey
1911: 1310 Washington Street, Hoboken, New Jersey   (New York Herald 8 January 1911 4th section p3)
1920: Hudson county, New Jersey: James Maxwell, brother-in-law (of Henry Meyer), is aged 40, born in New Jersey. He is single.

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Margaret Adelaide Maxwell

Baptised: 10 March 183?, in Ballymachugh parish church, county Cavan, Ireland

Father: Henry Maxwell

Mother: Maria (Kilroy) Maxwell

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Mary Jane (Maxwell) Meyer

Birth: May 1881, in New Jersey, United States

Father: Henry J. Maxwell

Mother: Jane (Orr) Maxwell

Married: Robert Meyer on 20 August 1904, in Manhattan, New York, United States
Mary Orr Maxwell is the daughter of Henry Maxwell and Jane Orr. Robert Meyer is the son of H. H. Meyer and Catherine Beeler.

Children:
Census:
1885: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey: Mary Jane Maxwell is aged 5-20
1900: 1006 Garden Street, Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey
1910: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey: Mary Meyer, sister (of Henry Maxwell), is aged 28, born in New Jersey
1920: Hudson county, New Jersey: Mary Meyer, wife, is aged 38, born in New Jersey
1930: Tenafly, Bergen county, New Jersey: Mary M. Meyer, wife, is aged 47, born in New Jersey

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Richard Maxwell

Birth: 22 March 1837

Baptised: 30 April 1837, in Ballymachugh parish church, county Cavan, Ireland

Father: Henry Maxwell

Mother: Maria (Kilroy) Maxwell

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Samuel Maxwell

Born: 1843/4, in Ireland

Father: Henry Maxwell

Mother: Maria (Kilroy) Maxwell

Notes:
Samuel is possibly the Samuel R. Maxwell found in the 1900 census, a merchant living at 1424 14th St, Denverm Colorado, married for 11 years to a Mary who born in February 1855 in New Jersey. This Samuel was born in May 1842, in Ireland, and emigrated to the United States in 1850, the same year as we see for Henry Maxwell and Maria (Kilroy) Maxwell, but I have not yet found connecting census or marriage records that make me cure that we have the right Samuel.

Census:
1860: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey: Samuel Maxwell is aged 16, born in Ireland (film 803692 p64 family 497)

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Sarah A. Maxwell

Birth: January 1884, in New Jersey, United States

Father: Henry J. Maxwell

Mother: Jane (Orr) Maxwell

Census:
1885: Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey: Sarah A. Maxwell is aged 5-20
1900: 1006 Garden Street, Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey

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Thomas Henry Maxwell

Baptised: 29 July 1836, in Ballymachugh parish church, county Cavan, Ireland

Father: Henry Maxwell

Mother: Maria (Kilroy) Maxwell

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