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Household of James Donnelly (born 1829)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Weardale, Durham, 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 Donnelly and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Donnelly, born in 1829 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Bridget Donnelly, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1860 in Tow Law, Durham, England), John (born 1864 in Tow Law, Durham, England), James (born 1868 in Cassop, Durham, England) and Michael (born 1872 in Tow Law, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, John (born 1821 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Francis (born 1854 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Ireland).


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James Donnelly's household

Male

James

Donnelly

Head
Female

Bridget

Donnelly

Wife
Female

Margaret

Donnelly

Daughter
Male

John

Donnelly

Son
Male

James

Donnelly

Son
Male

Michael

Donnelly

Son
Male

John

Mc Elhatton

Boarder
Male

Francis

Boyle

Boarder
Male

John

Boyle

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Donnelly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Donnelly

Head

Married

52

1829

Ireland

Bridget

Donnelly

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Margaret

Donnelly

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Tow Law, Durham, England

John

Donnelly

Son

Single

17

1864

Tow Law, Durham, England

James

Donnelly

Son

Single

13

1868

Cassop, Durham, England

Michael

Donnelly

Son

Single

9

1872

Tow Law, Durham, England

John

Mc Elhatton

Boarder

Single

60

1821

Ireland

Francis

Boyle

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Ireland

John

Boyle

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Ireland

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