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Household of Thomas Harkness (born 1844, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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.

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 1844 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Marion Harkness, born in 1847 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1868 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Harkness's household

Male

Thomas

Harkness

Head
Female

Marion

Harkness

Wife
Male

Robert

Harkness

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Harkness

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Harkness

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Harkness

Son
Female

Marion

Harkness

Daughter
Female

Janet

Harkness

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Harkness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Harkness

Head

Married

37

1844

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Marion

Harkness

Wife

Married

34

1847

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Harkness

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Harkness

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Harkness

Daughter

-

9

1872

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Harkness

Son

-

7

1874

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Marion

Harkness

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Harkness

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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