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Household of William Harkness (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, 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.

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 1838 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet T Harkness, born in 1839 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1871 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James Tudhope (born 1873 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1874 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Harkness's household

Male

William

Harkness

Head
Female

Janet T

Harkness

Wife
Male

Thomas

Harkness

Son
Male

James Tudhope

Harkness

Son
Male

John

Harkness

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Harkness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Harkness

Head

Married

43

1838

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet T

Harkness

Wife

Married

42

1839

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Harkness

Son

-

10

1871

Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James Tudhope

Harkness

Son

-

8

1873

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Harkness

Son

-

7

1874

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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