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Household of John Harkness (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harkness, born in 1845 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Currie Harkness, born in 1852 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1869 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1872 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Harkness's household

Male

John

Harkness

Head
Female

Elizabeth Currie

Harkness

Wife
Female

Mary

Harkness

Daughter
Male

Robert

Harkness

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Harkness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Harkness

Head

Married

36

1845

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Currie

Harkness

Wife

Married

29

1852

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Harkness

Daughter

-

12

1869

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Harkness

Son

-

9

1872

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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