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Household of Thomas Harkness (born 1823, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Moffat, 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.

Thomas Harkness and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Harkness, born in 1823 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Harkness, born in 1826 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Sarah Bell (born 1862 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas Graham (born 1864 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), George (born 1868 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Jane Halliday (born 1873 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Harkness's household

Male

Thomas

Harkness

Head
Female

Margaret

Harkness

Wife
Female

Sarah Bell

Harkness

Daughter
Male

Thomas Graham

Harkness

Son
Female

Margaret

Harkness

Daughter
Male

George

Harkness

Son
Female

Jane Halliday

Harkness

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Harkness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Harkness

Head

Married

58

1823

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Harkness

Wife

Married

55

1826

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah Bell

Harkness

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas Graham

Harkness

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Harkness

Daughter

-

14

1867

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George

Harkness

Son

-

13

1868

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane Halliday

Harkness

Daughter

-

8

1873

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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