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Household of John Harkness (born 1835, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlebie, 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.

John Harkness and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harkness, born in 1835 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Harkness, born in 1838 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1864 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Edward (born 1865 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Agness (born 1871 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1879 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Harkness's household

Male

John

Harkness

Head
Female

Agnes

Harkness

Wife
Male

James

Harkness

Son
Male

Edward

Harkness

Son
Male

William

Harkness

Son
Female

Agness

Harkness

Daughter
Female

Mary

Harkness

Daughter
Male

John

Harkness

Son
Male

Thomas

Harkness

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Harkness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Harkness

Head

Married

46

1835

Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Harkness

Wife

Married

43

1838

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Harkness

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Edward

Harkness

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Harkness

Son

-

13

1868

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agness

Harkness

Daughter

-

10

1871

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Harkness

Daughter

-

7

1874

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Harkness

Son

-

5

1876

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Harkness

Son

-

2

1879

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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