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Household of James Donley (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 Donley and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Donley, born in 1855 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellen Donley, born in 1855 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Ellen (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, John Mills, born in 1860 in Salford, Lancashire, England.


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James Donley's household

Male

James

Donley

Head
Female

Mary Ellen

Donley

Wife
Male

James

Donley

Son
Female

Sarah Ellen

Donley

Daughter
Male

John

Mills

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Donley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Donley

Head

Married

26

1855

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Donley

Wife

Married

26

1855

Salford, Lancashire, England

James

Donley

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ellen

Donley

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Mills

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Salford, Lancashire, England

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