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Household of John Harkness (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harkness, born in 1847 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Harkness, born in 1850 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Ada (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret Emily (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Thomas Nugent (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Lucy (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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John Harkness's household

Male

John

Harkness

Head
Female

Mary

Harkness

Wife
Female

Ada

Harkness

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Harkness

Son
Female

Margaret Emily

Harkness

Daughter
Male

Thomas Nugent

Harkness

Son
Female

Lucy

Harkness

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Harkness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Harkness

Head

Married

34

1847

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Harkness

Wife

Married

31

1850

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Ada

Harkness

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Harkness

Son

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret Emily

Harkness

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas Nugent

Harkness

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Harkness

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

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