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Household of James Harkness (born 1807, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, 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.
James Harkness and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Harkness, born in 1807 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, James H (born 1873 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1865 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Helen (born 1868 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Annie (born 1878 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
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James Harkness's household
James
Harkness
Head
James H
Graham
Grandson
Jane
Harkness
Granddaughter
Helen
Harkness
Granddaughter
Annie
Harkness
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Harkness |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 74 |
| Birth year | 1807 |
| Birth place | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Harkness | Head | Widower | 74 | 1807 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
James H | Graham | Grandson | - | 8 | 1873 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Harkness | Granddaughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Harkness | Granddaughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Harkness | Granddaughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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