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Household of John Donavan (born 1843, Cork)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, 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.

John Donavan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Donavan, born in 1843 in Cork, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Donavan, born in 1841 in Cork, Ireland. They had 6 children; James (born 1862 in Cork, Ireland), Margaret (born 1864 in Cork, Ireland), Patrick (born 1866 in Cork, Ireland), John (born 1868 in Cork, Ireland), Henery (born 1872 in Cork, Ireland) and Ellen (born 1876 in Cork, Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger Head, James Buttler, born in 1844 in Cork, Ireland.


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John Donavan's household

Male

John

Donavan

Head
Female

Ellen

Donavan

Wife
Male

James

Donavan

Son
Female

Margaret

Donavan

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Donavan

Son
Male

John

Donavan

Son
Male

Henery

Donavan

Son
Female

Ellen

Donavan

Daughter
Male

James

Buttler

Lodger Head
First name(s) John
Last name Donavan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Cork, Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Donavan

Head

Married

38

1843

Cork, Ireland

Ellen

Donavan

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cork, Ireland

James

Donavan

Son

Single

19

1862

Cork, Ireland

Margaret

Donavan

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Cork, Ireland

Patrick

Donavan

Son

Single

15

1866

Cork, Ireland

John

Donavan

Son

Single

13

1868

Cork, Ireland

Henery

Donavan

Son

Single

9

1872

Cork, Ireland

Ellen

Donavan

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Cork, Ireland

James

Buttler

Lodger Head

Single

37

1844

Cork, Ireland

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