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Household of David Donegan (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scoonie, Fife, 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.

David Donegan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Donegan, born in 1840 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Gillies Donegan, born in 1840 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Peter (born 1861 in Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland), Maggie (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1873 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Daughter-In-Law, Helen Appellay (born 1861 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland) and David's Granddaughter, Lilias (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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David Donegan's household

Male

David

Donegan

Head
Female

Gillies

Donegan

Wife
Male

Peter

Donegan

Son
Female

Maggie

Donegan

Daughter
Male

John

Donegan

Son
Female

Helen Appellay

Donegan

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Lilias

Donegan

Granddaughter
First name(s) David
Last name Donegan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Donegan

Head

Married

41

1840

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Gillies

Donegan

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter

Donegan

Son

Married

20

1861

Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Donegan

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Donegan

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Helen Appellay

Donegan

Daughter-In-Law

Married

20

1861

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Lilias

Donegan

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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