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Household of James Donovan (born 1839, Cork)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bristol, Gloucestershire, 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 Donovan and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Donovan, born in 1839 in Cork, Cork, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Johanna Donovan, born in 1841 in Cork, Cork, Ireland. They had 7 children; Florence (born 1862 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Mary (born 1864 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), James (born 1866 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Johanna (born 1871 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Dora (born 1876 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Bridget (born 1879 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Mary Mc Carthy, born in 1815 in Cork, Cork, Ireland.


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James Donovan's household

Male

James

Donovan

Head
Female

Johanna

Donovan

Wife
Male

Florence

Donovan

Son
Female

Mary

Donovan

Daughter
Male

James

Donovan

Son
Female

Johanna

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Dora

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Bridget

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mc Carthy

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Donovan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Cork, Cork, Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Donovan

Head

Married

42

1839

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Johanna

Donovan

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Florence

Donovan

Son

Single

19

1862

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

Donovan

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

James

Donovan

Son

Single

15

1866

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Johanna

Donovan

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Margaret

Donovan

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Dora

Donovan

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Bridget

Donovan

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

Mc Carthy

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Cork, Cork, Ireland

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