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Household of Agnes Harkness (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Agnes Harkness and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Agnes Harkness, born in 1841 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Agnes was the head of the household, married to Mary Harkness, born in 1860 in -. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1860 in -), Peter (born 1865 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Samuel (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Agnes's Brother-In-Law, John (born 1857 in -) and Agnes's Boarder, John (born 1852 in New Abbey, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Agnes Harkness's household

Female

Agnes

Harkness

Head
Female

Mary

Harkness

Daughter
Male

Peter

Harkness

Son
Male

Samuel

Harkness

Son
Male

John

Harkness

Brother-In-Law
Male

John

Webster

Boarder
First name(s) Agnes
Last name Harkness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Agnes

Harkness

Head

Married

40

1841

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Harkness

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

-

Peter

Harkness

Son

-

16

1865

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Samuel

Harkness

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Harkness

Brother-In-Law

-

24

1857

-

John

Webster

Boarder

-

29

1852

New Abbey, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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