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Household of John Donnelly (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 Donnelly and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Donnelly, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Donnelly, born in 1839 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1880 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1815 in Ireland) and John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Donnelly's household

Male

John

Donnelly

Head
Female

Margaret

Donnelly

Wife
Male

John

Donnelly

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Donnelly

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Donnelly

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McConnell

Mother-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Layell

Visitor
Female

Mary

Layell

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Donnelly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Donnelly

Head

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Donnelly

Wife

Married

42

1839

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Donnelly

Son

-

1

1880

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Donnelly

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Donnelly

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McConnell

Mother-In-Law

-

66

1815

Ireland

Elizabeth

Layell

Visitor

Married

20

1861

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Layell

Daughter

-

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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