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Household of William Harkness (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, Middlesex, England

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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.

William Harkness and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Harkness, born in 1834 in , consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annabella D Harkness, born in 1844 in -. They had 4 children; Jane S A R (born 1869 in Canonbury, Middlesex, England), Annabella D D (born 1871 in Canonbury, Middlesex, England), William Y (born 1877 in Canonbury, Middlesex, England) and Henry D (born 1877 in Canonbury, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Wilhelmina (born 1848 in Scotland), William's Nephew, Adam H (born 1857 in Scotland), William's Servant, Julia H (born 1853 in Suffolk, England) and William's Servant, Jessie (born 1863 in Scotland).


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William Harkness's household

Male

William

Harkness

Head
Female

Annabella D

Harkness

Wife
Female

Jane S A R

Harkness

Daughter
Female

Annabella D D

Harkness

Daughter
Male

William Y

Harkness

Son
Male

Henry D

Harkness

Son
Female

Wilhelmina

Darlington

Sister In Law
Male

Adam H

Darlington

Nephew
Female

Julia H

Brook

Servant
Female

Jessie

Crow

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Harkness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Harkness

Head

Married

47

1834

Scotland

Annabella D

Harkness

Wife

Married

37

1844

-

Jane S A R

Harkness

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Canonbury, Middlesex, England

Annabella D D

Harkness

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Canonbury, Middlesex, England

William Y

Harkness

Son

Single

4

1877

Canonbury, Middlesex, England

Henry D

Harkness

Son

Single

4

1877

Canonbury, Middlesex, England

Wilhelmina

Darlington

Sister In Law

Single

33

1848

Scotland

Adam H

Darlington

Nephew

Single

24

1857

Scotland

Julia H

Brook

Servant

Single

28

1853

Suffolk, England

Jessie

Crow

Servant

Single

18

1863

Scotland

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