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Elizabeth Larmon (nee Maxwell) was a daughter of John and Elizabeth Maxwell (nee Carmen). She was born on 24 October 1883. She married George Larmon 23 March 1908. Their children were William (born 12 January 1911), Robert (born 23 July 1912), George Maxwell (born 20 December 1913), Elizabeth (born 28 May 1915), and Jean (born 7 February 1917). She died 15 December 1918.

Annie Maxwell was born on February 13, 1886, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Maxwell (nee Carman). She died 26 February 1930.

Arthur Stephenson Maxwell was born in 1876 to parents John and Elizabeth Maxwell (nee Carman). He married Agnes Larmon on June 12, 1906. They had at least 5 children : John, Floyd, Eleanor, Gladys, and Elizabeth. He died September 21, 1961.

Catherine Maxwell was born on August 26, 1881, to parents John and Elizabeth Maxwell (nee Carman). She died July 21, 1940.

Elizabeth Maxwell (nee Carman) was born in the Gatineau area of Quebec on February 13, 1852. John Maxwell met her in Wakefield, Ontario, and convinced her to marry him and come to B.C. The two married in July of 1874, and lived in Ontario for a while before moving to property John had pre-empted on the old Hudson's Bay Co. farm. Elizabeth's mother and brother came to Langley and also took up land. John was the reeve in Langley from 1878-1879, 1884-1889, and 1890-1891. By 1894, John and Elizabeth had 10 children. Elizabeth died on July 9, 1906, and is buried in the Fort Langley Cemetery.

John Maxwell was born on January 6, 1836 (38?) in Ireland. When he was 10, his family left Ireland and came to Canada, where they settled along the Gatineau River in Quebec. He worked on logs jams there until the family moved to B.C. when John was 20 years old. It was shortly after this (in about 1862) that John Maxwell and his cousin James Reid caught the gold rush fever and headed to the Cariboo. Maxwell became sick, and Reid went with him on a journey to a hospital in New Westminster. Along the way, the pair almost starved to death, and even had to resort to eating their dogs. Following this adventure, John headed back east for a number of years, returning to B.C. in about 1870-71 to pre-empt 400 acres southeast of Fort Langley, B.C. He was one of the original petitioners to have Langley incorporated as a municipality in 1872, and was one of its first councillors. Heading back to Ontario again, Maxwell married Elizabeth Carmen in July 1874; they lived in Ontario for a time. The family returned to Langley, and John quickly re-involved himself in community affairs. He was the reeve in Langley from 1878-1879, 1884-1889, and 1890-1891. By 1894, John and Elizabeth had 10 children. A story recorded in "The Langley Story Illustrated" by Donald E. Waite states that James Murray Johnston and Maxwell got into a fight about taxed on their land at a council meeting. Getting angry, Maxwell offered to switch properties with the man, and Johnston, out of anger, agreed. The two switched properties, but the deal ended poorly for them both. John Maxwell died March 11, 1915 in Milner at the age of 79, and is buried in the Fort Langley Cemetery.

Martha Maxwell was a daughter of John and Elizabeth Maxwell (nee Carman). She was born on September 9, 1879, and died May 30, 1921.

Sarah Jane Maxwell was born 30 November 1891 to Langley pioneers John Maxwell and Elizabeth Maxwell (nee Carman). She died 4 May 1955.

Thomas Maxwell was born June 12, 1875 to parents John and Elizabeth Maxwell (nee Carman). He died June 2, 1916.

William Maxwell was born in 1878 to parents John and Elizabeth Maxwell (nee Carman). He died on July 10, 1946.