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Household of John Harkness (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 Harkness and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harkness, born in 1841 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Harkness, born in 1846 in Scotland. They had 6 children; William T (born 1867 in Scotland), Robert T (born 1869 in Scotland), John T (born 1871 in Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Scotland), George (born 1880 in Scotland) and Kate M (born 1875 in Scotland).


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John Harkness's household

Male

John

Harkness

Head
Female

Catherine

Harkness

Wife
Male

William T

Harkness

Son
Male

Robert T

Harkness

Son
Male

John T

Harkness

Son
Female

Margaret

Harkness

Daughter
Male

George

Harkness

Son
Female

Kate M

Harkness

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Harkness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Harkness

Head

Married

40

1841

Scotland

Catherine

Harkness

Wife

Married

35

1846

Scotland

William T

Harkness

Son

Single

14

1867

Scotland

Robert T

Harkness

Son

Single

12

1869

Scotland

John T

Harkness

Son

Single

10

1871

Scotland

Margaret

Harkness

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Scotland

George

Harkness

Son

Single

1

1880

Scotland

Kate M

Harkness

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Scotland

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