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Household of John Harkin (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

John Harkin and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harkin, born in 1837 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Harkin, born in 1836 in Mayo, Ireland. They had 7 children; James (born 1857 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1859 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1864 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1869 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Mary Jane (born 1874 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Henry (born 1876 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father, Wabrick Harkin, born in 1804 in Ireland.


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John Harkin's household

Male

John

Harkin

Head
Female

Sarah

Harkin

Wife
Male

James

Harkin

Son
Male

John

Harkin

Son
Male

Tom

Harkin

Son
Female

Eliza

Harkin

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Harkin

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Harkin

Daughter
Male

Henry

Harkin

Son
Male

Wabrick

Harkin

Father
First name(s) John
Last name Harkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Harkin

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Sarah

Harkin

Wife

Married

45

1836

Mayo, Ireland

James

Harkin

Son

Single

24

1857

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

John

Harkin

Son

Single

22

1859

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Harkin

Son

Single

17

1864

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Harkin

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Harkin

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Harkin

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Harkin

Son

Single

5

1876

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Wabrick

Harkin

Father

Widower

77

1804

Ireland

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