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Household of Thomas Harkness (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Harkness, born in 1843 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Harkness, born in 1846 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1876 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Betsy (born 1880 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Father-In-Law, John Symington, born in 1813 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Harkness's household

Male

Thomas

Harkness

Head
Female

Janet

Harkness

Wife
Male

John

Harkness

Son
Female

Betsy

Harkness

Daughter
Male

John

Symington

Father-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Harkness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Harkness

Head

Married

38

1843

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Harkness

Wife

Married

35

1846

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Harkness

Son

-

5

1876

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Betsy

Harkness

Daughter

-

1

1880

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Symington

Father-In-Law

-

68

1813

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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