Andrew Mcgechan
Born 1834
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of John Harkness (born 1843, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harkness, born in 1843 in Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to James Harkness, born in 1848 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Bella (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
John Harkness's household
John
Harkness
Head
James
Harkness
Wife
William
Harkness
Son
Charles
Harkness
Son
Jane
Harkness
Daughter
Bella
Harkness
Daughter
Mary
Harkness
Daughter
Janet
Harkness
Daughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Harkness |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Harkness | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
James | Harkness | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |
William | Harkness | Son | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Charles | Harkness | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Harkness | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Bella | Harkness | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Harkness | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Harkness | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Harkness in Kilmalcolm in 1881, and follow the Harkness family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for John Harkness
We’ve found John Harkness in 139 family trees. Find out more about John Harkness' household and view the Harkness family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of John Harkness, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.