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Household of Thomas Harkness (born 1849, Roxburghshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Shotts, 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 1849 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Harkness, born in 1853 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1871 in England), Sarah (born 1872 in England), Christina (born 1874 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1879 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Thomas Weir, born in 1859 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Thomas Harkness's household
Thomas
Harkness
Head
Mary
Harkness
Wife
James
Harkness
Son
Sarah
Harkness
Daughter
Christina
Harkness
Daughter
John
Harkness
Son
Thomas
Harkness
Son
Thomas
Weir
Boarder
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Harkness |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Harkness | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Harkness | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Harkness | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | England | |
Sarah | Harkness | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | England | |
Christina | Harkness | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Harkness | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Harkness | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Weir | Boarder | - | 22 | 1859 | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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