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Household of Walter H Harkness (born 1852, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Closeburn, 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.
Walter H Harkness and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter H Harkness, born in 1852 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. Walter H was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were Walter H's Mother, Alison (born 1817 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Walter H's Visitor, Jane P S (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter H's Servant, Jannet (born 1831 in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Walter H's Servant, Josephina (born 1860 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Walter H's Servant, James (born 1859 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Walter H's Servant, James (born 1863 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Walter H's Servant, James (born 1865 in Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
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Walter H Harkness's household
Walter H
Harkness
Head
Alison
Harkness
Mother
Jane P S
Wright
Visitor
Jannet
Laurie
Servant
Josephina
Petrie
Servant
James
Park
Servant
James
Wilson
Servant
James
Kirkpatrick
Servant
| First name(s) | Walter H |
| Last name | Harkness |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Unmarried |
| Age | 29 |
| Birth year | 1852 |
| Birth place | Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter H | Harkness | Head | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Alison | Harkness | Mother | Widow | 64 | 1817 | Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jane P S | Wright | Visitor | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jannet | Laurie | Servant | Unmarried | 50 | 1831 | Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Josephina | Petrie | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
James | Park | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
James | Wilson | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Kirkpatrick | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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