1901 census
145 Commonloch, Lugar, Auchinleck
William J Harkness 44 iron stone miner b Ireland
Agnes Harkness 49 b Ireland
James Harkness 19 coal miner b Dalrymple
Sarah Harkness 16 dressmaker b Dalrymple
He was a coal miner when he married Elizabeth Sneddon of Tower St Cumnock on 31 December 1906.
Cumnock connections tree
Ancestry has this on him
| Name: | James Harkness |
|---|---|
| Residence: | Cumnock, Ayrshire |
| Death Date: | 7 Dec 1917 |
| Death Location: | France & Flanders |
| Enlistment Location: | Ayr |
| Rank: | Private |
| Regiment: | Highland Light Infantry |
| Battalion: | 9th (Glasgow Highland) Battalion (Territorial) |
| Number: | 350356 |
| Type of Casualty: | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War: | Western European Theatre |
| Comments: | Formerly 8424, R. Scot. Fus. |
CWGC
His wife was living in Elbow Lane.
The Cumnock Chronicle says in an obituary.
He enlisted nearly three years ago and was in France for 4 months. He had an active interest in the affairs of Common Thistle FC and had worked for some time at Glenburn Colliery.
He had 2 children William James and Sarah
His widow married Thomas Broom a coal miner in 1918.
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