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Household of John Harcus (born 1843, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, Fife, 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.

John Harcus and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harcus, born in 1843 in Westray, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary J Harcus, born in 1850 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Edith A (born 1876 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), James M (born 1880 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and Mary J M (born 1881 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Margaret Hardie, born in 1862 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.


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John Harcus's household

Male

John

Harcus

Head
Female

Mary J

Harcus

Wife
Female

Edith A

Harcus

Daughter
Male

John

Harcus

Son
Male

James M

Harcus

Son
Female

Mary J M

Harcus

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Hardie

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Harcus
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Harcus

Head

Married

38

1843

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Mary J

Harcus

Wife

Married

31

1850

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Edith A

Harcus

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

John

Harcus

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

James M

Harcus

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Mary J M

Harcus

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Hardie

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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