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Household of Cornelius Donovan (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

Cornelius Donovan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cornelius Donovan, born in 1831 in , consisted of 9 members. Cornelius was the head of the household, married to Hannah Donovan, born in 1829 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Ellen (born 1857 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Hannah (born 1865 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary (born 1860 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Hannorah (born 1875 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret (born 1872 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Catherine (born 1868 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Cornelius's Son In Law, James Collins, born in 1857 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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Cornelius Donovan's household

Male

Cornelius

Donovan

Head
Female

Hannah

Donovan

Wife
Female

Ellen

Collins

Daughter
Male

James

Collins

Son In Law
Female

Hannah

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Hannorah

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Donovan

Daughter
First name(s) Cornelius
Last name Donovan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Cornelius

Donovan

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Hannah

Donovan

Wife

Married

52

1829

Ireland

Ellen

Collins

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Collins

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Hannah

Donovan

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Donovan

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Hannorah

Donovan

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Donovan

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Donovan

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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