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Household of Dennis Donovan (born 1829, Cork)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgend, 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.

Dennis Donovan and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Dennis Donovan, born in 1829 in Cork, Cork, consisted of 12 members. Dennis was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Mary A (born 1851 in Newcastle, Glamorganshire, Wales), James (born 1859 in Newcastle, Glamorganshire, Wales), David (born 1862 in Newcastle, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Dennis (born 1862 in Newcastle, Glamorganshire, Wales). He had 5 grandchildren; Anorah (born 1870 in Newcastle, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1874 in Newcastle, Glamorganshire, Wales), Catherine (born 1876 in Newcastle, Glamorganshire, Wales), Harriet (born 1878 in Newcastle, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Daniel (born 1881 in Newcastle, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Dennis's Son In Law, John (born 1849 in Dulverton, Somerset, England) and Dennis's Nephew, Cornelius (born 1848 in Cork, Cork, Ireland).


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Dennis Donovan's household

Male

Dennis

Donovan

Head
Male

John

Orchard

Son In Law
Female

Mary A

Orchard

Daughter
Male

James

Donovan

Son
Male

David

Donovan

Son
Male

Dennis

Donovan

Son
Female

Anorah

Donovan

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Orchard

Grand Son
Female

Catherine

Orchard

Grand Daughter
Female

Harriet

Orchard

Grand Daughter
Male

Daniel

Orchard

Grand Son
Male

Cornelius

Connely

Nephew
First name(s) Dennis
Last name Donovan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Cork, Cork, Ireland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Dennis

Donovan

Head

Widower

52

1829

Cork, Cork, Ireland

John

Orchard

Son In Law

Married

32

1849

Dulverton, Somerset, England

Mary A

Orchard

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Newcastle, Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Donovan

Son

Single

22

1859

Newcastle, Glamorganshire, Wales

David

Donovan

Son

Single

19

1862

Newcastle, Glamorganshire, Wales

Dennis

Donovan

Son

Single

19

1862

Newcastle, Glamorganshire, Wales

Anorah

Donovan

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

Newcastle, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Orchard

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Newcastle, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Orchard

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Newcastle, Glamorganshire, Wales

Harriet

Orchard

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Newcastle, Glamorganshire, Wales

Daniel

Orchard

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Newcastle, Glamorganshire, Wales

Cornelius

Connely

Nephew

Single

33

1848

Cork, Cork, Ireland

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