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Household of Thomas Harkness (born 1818, Northumberland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedale, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 1818 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Robert (born 1857 in Durham, Durham, England), John (born 1859 in Durham, Durham, England), Hannah (born 1861 in Durham, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1863 in Durham, Durham, England), Rachel (born 1865 in Durham, Durham, England) and Emma (born 1867 in Durham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Visitor, Thomas Richardson, born in 1878 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England.
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Thomas Harkness's household
Thomas
Harkness
Head
Robert
Harkness
Son
John
Harkness
Son
Hannah
Harkness
Daughter
Mary A
Harkness
Daughter
Rachel
Harkness
Daughter
Emma
Harkness
Daughter
Thomas
Richardson
Visitor
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Harkness |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Harkness | Head | Widower | 63 | 1818 | Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England | |
Robert | Harkness | Son | Single | 24 | 1857 | Durham, Durham, England | |
John | Harkness | Son | Single | 22 | 1859 | Durham, Durham, England | |
Hannah | Harkness | Daughter | Single | 20 | 1861 | Durham, Durham, England | |
Mary A | Harkness | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Durham, Durham, England | |
Rachel | Harkness | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Durham, Durham, England | |
Emma | Harkness | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Durham, Durham, England | |
Thomas | Richardson | Visitor | Single | 3 | 1878 | Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England |
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