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Household of John Donavan (born 1830, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Donavan, born in 1830 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Nancy Donavan, born in 1823 in Cork, Cork, Ireland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1864 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Edward (born 1843 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Nicholas (born 1846 in Waterford, Waterford, Ireland), John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1814 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), John's Boarder, Michael (born 1832 in Queen's, Ireland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1837 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).


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John Donavan's household

Male

John

Donavan

Head
Female

Nancy

Donavan

Wife
Female

Mary

Donavan

Daughter
Male

Edward

Sullivan

Boarder
Male

Nicholas

Sullivan

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Davies

Boarder
Male

Michael

Bowen

Boarder
Male

John

Booth

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Donavan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Donavan

Head

Married

51

1830

London, Middlesex, England

Nancy

Donavan

Wife

Married

58

1823

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Mary

Donavan

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edward

Sullivan

Boarder

Single

38

1843

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Nicholas

Sullivan

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Waterford, Waterford, Ireland

Thomas

Davies

Boarder

Single

67

1814

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Michael

Bowen

Boarder

Single

49

1832

Queen's, Ireland

John

Booth

Boarder

Single

44

1837

Stockport, Cheshire, England

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