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Household of Thomas Harkness (born 1841, 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.

Thomas Harkness and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Harkness, born in 1841 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Lucy Harkness, born in 1847 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; John Arthur (born 1866 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Mark (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Sarah Isabel (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Tom Langley (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Fred Charles (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Harkness's household

Male

Thomas

Harkness

Head
Female

Alice Lucy

Harkness

Wife
Male

John Arthur

Harkness

Son
Female

Mary

Harkness

Daughter
Male

Mark

Harkness

Son
Female

Sarah Isabel

Harkness

Daughter
Male

Tom Langley

Harkness

Son
Male

Fred Charles

Harkness

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Harkness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Harkness

Head

Married

40

1841

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice Lucy

Harkness

Wife

Married

34

1847

Hull, Yorkshire, England

John Arthur

Harkness

Son

Single

15

1866

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Harkness

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mark

Harkness

Son

Single

12

1869

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah Isabel

Harkness

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Tom Langley

Harkness

Son

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Fred Charles

Harkness

Son

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

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