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Household of William Harkness (born 1810, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutton, 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.

William Harkness and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Harkness, born in 1810 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jemima Harkness, born in 1816 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; George, born 1856 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1870 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William's Granddaughter, Jemima (born 1872 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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William Harkness's household

Male

William

Harkness

Head
Female

Jemima

Harkness

Wife
Male

George

Harkness

Son
Female

Mary

Harkness

Granddaughter
Female

Jemima

Harkness

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Harkness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Harkness

Head

Married

71

1810

Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jemima

Harkness

Wife

Married

65

1816

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George

Harkness

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Harkness

Granddaughter

-

11

1870

Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jemima

Harkness

Granddaughter

-

9

1872

Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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