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Household of James Donolly (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, 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.

James Donolly and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Donolly, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Donolly, born in 1833 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Rosena (born 1858 in Carnbroe, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Terrence (born 1862 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1868 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, James Brown (born 1878 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Eliza Jane (born 1879 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Donolly's household

Male

James

Donolly

Head
Female

Catherine

Donolly

Wife
Female

Rosena

Donolly

Daughter
Male

Terrence

Donolly

Son
Male

John

Donolly

Son
Female

Catherine

Donolly

Daughter
Male

James Brown

Donolly

Grandson
Female

Eliza Jane

Kelly

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Donolly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Donolly

Head

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Donolly

Wife

Married

48

1833

Perthshire, Scotland

Rosena

Donolly

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Carnbroe, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Terrence

Donolly

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Donolly

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Donolly

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James Brown

Donolly

Grandson

Unmarried

3

1878

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza Jane

Kelly

Granddaughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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