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Household of James Donlan (born 1845)

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.

James Donlan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Donlan, born in 1845 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Donlan, born in 1847 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Aunt, Margaret (born 1857 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, Mary (born 1825 in Ireland).


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James Donlan's household

Male

James

Donlan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Donlan

Wife
Female

Mary

Donlan

Daughter
Male

James

Donlan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Donlan

Daughter
Male

John

Donlan

Son
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Aunt
Female

Mary

Kayle

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Donlan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Donlan

Head

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Elizabeth

Donlan

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Mary

Donlan

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Donlan

Son

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Donlan

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Donlan

Son

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Anderson

Aunt

Single

24

1857

Ireland

Mary

Kayle

Boarder

Single

56

1825

Ireland

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