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Household of James Donovan (born 1820)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Donovan, born in 1820 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Donovan, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Norah, born 1855 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 1 grandchild; Catherine, born 1881 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son In Law, Daniel (born 1862 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Morice (born 1863 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), James's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), James's Boarder, John (born 1860 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, Michael (born 1855 in Ireland).


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James Donovan's household

Male

James

Donovan

Head
Female

Mary

Donovan

Wife
Female

Norah

Regan

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Regan

Son In Law
Male

Morice

Harkins

Boarder
Male

John

O Donaghue

Boarder
Female

Catherine

Regan

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Regan

Boarder
Male

Michael

O Neill

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Donovan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Donovan

Head

Married

61

1820

Ireland

Mary

Donovan

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Norah

Regan

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Daniel

Regan

Son In Law

Married

19

1862

Ireland

Morice

Harkins

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

O Donaghue

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Regan

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Regan

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Ireland

Michael

O Neill

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Ireland

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