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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 7 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 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Donovan, born in 1827 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Daniel (born 1852 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), James (born 1855 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Kate (born 1859 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Timothy (born 1863 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Ellen (born 1865 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Jeremiah (born 1871 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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James Donovan's household

Male

James

Donovan

Head
Female

Helen

Donovan

Wife
Male

Daniel

Donovan

Son
Male

James

Donovan

Son
Female

Kate

Donovan

Daughter
Male

Timothy

Donovan

Son
Female

Ellen

Donovan

Daughter
Male

Jeremiah

Donovan

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Donovan

Head

Married

61

1820

Ireland

Helen

Donovan

Wife

Married

54

1827

Ireland

Daniel

Donovan

Son

Single

29

1852

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Donovan

Son

Single

26

1855

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Kate

Donovan

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Timothy

Donovan

Son

Single

18

1863

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ellen

Donovan

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jeremiah

Donovan

Son

Single

10

1871

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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