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Household of William S Harkness (born 1854, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 S Harkness and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William S Harkness, born in 1854 in Lauder, Berwickshire, consisted of 5 members. William S was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were William S's Mother, Catherine (born 1832 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), William S's Brother, John M (born 1860 in England), William S's Sister-In-Law, Helen (born 1862 in England) and William S's Niece, Alice W (born 1881 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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William S Harkness's household

Male

William S

Harkness

Head
Female

Catherine

Harkness

Mother
Male

John M

Harkness

Brother
Female

Helen

Harkness

Sister-In-Law
Female

Alice W

Harkness

Niece
First name(s) William S
Last name Harkness
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William S

Harkness

Head

Unmarried

27

1854

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Catherine

Harkness

Mother

Widow

49

1832

Roxburghshire, Scotland

John M

Harkness

Brother

Married

21

1860

England

Helen

Harkness

Sister-In-Law

Married

19

1862

England

Alice W

Harkness

Niece

Unmarried

0

1881

Midlothian, Scotland

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