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Household of James Harkness (born 1813)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Harkness, born in 1813 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Malcolm (born 1842 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and James N (born 1855 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England). He had 4 grandchildren; Ella J N (born 1874 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Colin (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Malcolm (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Lily (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter In Law, Mary (born 1847 in Scotland) and James's Servant, Kate (born 1863 in Montgomeryshire, Wales).
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James Harkness's household
James
Harkness
Head
Malcolm
Harkness
Son
James N
Harkness
Son
Mary
Harkness
Daughter In Law
Ella J N
Harkness
Grand Daughter
Colin
Harkness
Grand Son
Malcolm
Harkness
Grand Son
Lily
Harkness
Grand Daughter
Kate
Evans
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Harkness |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 68 |
| Birth year | 1813 |
| Birth place | Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Harkness | Head | Widower | 68 | 1813 | Scotland | |
Malcolm | Harkness | Son | Married | 39 | 1842 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
James N | Harkness | Son | Single | 26 | 1855 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Mary | Harkness | Daughter In Law | Married | 34 | 1847 | Scotland | |
Ella J N | Harkness | Grand Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Colin | Harkness | Grand Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Malcolm | Harkness | Grand Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Lily | Harkness | Grand Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Kate | Evans | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | Montgomeryshire, Wales |
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