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Household of Ambrose Donovan (born 1838, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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.
Ambrose Donovan and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ambrose Donovan, born in 1838 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Ambrose was the head of the household, married to Mary A Donovan, born in 1836 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1862 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Janis (born 1865 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1869 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1877 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ambrose's Lodger, Joseph Taylor, born in 1828 in Bury, Lancashire, England.
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Ambrose Donovan's household
Ambrose
Donovan
Head
Mary A
Donovan
Wife
George
Donovan
Son
Janis
Donovan
Son
Margaret
Donovan
Daughter
Ellen
Donovan
Daughter
Joseph
Taylor
Lodger
| First name(s) | Ambrose |
| Last name | Donovan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Bolton, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ambrose | Donovan | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Mary A | Donovan | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
George | Donovan | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Janis | Donovan | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Donovan | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Donovan | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph | Taylor | Lodger | Widower | 53 | 1828 | Bury, Lancashire, England |
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