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Household of Arthur Harkness (born 1827, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, England

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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.

Arthur Harkness and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Arthur Harkness, born in 1827 in Northumberland, consisted of 13 members. Arthur was the head of the household, married to Ann C Harkness, born in 1837 in Durham, England. They had 8 children; Jane (born 1859 in Durham, England), William T (born 1861 in Durham, England), Andrew (born 1863 in Birtley, Durham, England), Fredrick E (born 1865 in Birtley, Durham, England), Ann E (born 1866 in Birtley, Durham, England), Edith N (born 1868 in Birtley, Durham, England), Ethel (born 1869 in Birtley, Durham, England) and Alfred H (born 1873 in Birtley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Arthur's Visitor, John W (born 1851 in Romaldkirk, Yorkshire, England), Arthur's Servant, Sadonia (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Arthur's Servant, Agnes (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Arthur Harkness's household

Male

Arthur

Harkness

Head
Female

Ann C

Harkness

Wife
Female

Jane

Harkness

Daughter
Male

William T

Harkness

Son
Male

Andrew

Harkness

Son
Male

Fredrick E

Harkness

Son
Female

Ann E

Harkness

Daughter
Female

Edith N

Harkness

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Harkness

Daughter
Male

Alfred H

Harkness

Son
Male

John W

Allison

Visitor
Female

Sadonia

Sanderson

Servant
Female

Agnes

Sinclair

Servant
First name(s) Arthur
Last name Harkness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Northumberland, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Arthur

Harkness

Head

Married

54

1827

Northumberland, England

Ann C

Harkness

Wife

Married

44

1837

Durham, England

Jane

Harkness

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Durham, England

William T

Harkness

Son

Single

20

1861

Durham, England

Andrew

Harkness

Son

Single

18

1863

Birtley, Durham, England

Fredrick E

Harkness

Son

Single

16

1865

Birtley, Durham, England

Ann E

Harkness

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Birtley, Durham, England

Edith N

Harkness

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Birtley, Durham, England

Ethel

Harkness

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Birtley, Durham, England

Alfred H

Harkness

Son

Single

8

1873

Birtley, Durham, England

John W

Allison

Visitor

Married

30

1851

Romaldkirk, Yorkshire, England

Sadonia

Sanderson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Agnes

Sinclair

Servant

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

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