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Household of James Harkness (born 1852)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, London,Middlesex, 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.

James Harkness and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Harkness, born in 1852 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Harkness, born in 1851 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1868 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Amy (born 1869 in City of London, Middlesex, England), James (born 1871 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Walter (born 1873 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Mary Rogers, born in 1825 in City of London, Middlesex, England.


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James Harkness's household

Male

James

Harkness

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Harkness

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Groom

Daughter
Female

Amy

Groom

Daughter
Male

James

Groom

Son
Male

Walter

Groom

Son
Female

Mary

Rogers

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Harkness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Harkness

Head

Married

29

1852

Scotland

Elizabeth

Harkness

Wife

Married

30

1851

City of London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Groom

Daughter

Single

13

1868

City of London, Middlesex, England

Amy

Groom

Daughter

Single

12

1869

City of London, Middlesex, England

James

Groom

Son

Single

10

1871

City of London, Middlesex, England

Walter

Groom

Son

Single

8

1873

City of London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Rogers

Visitor

Widow

56

1825

City of London, Middlesex, England

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