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Household of John Donnely (born 1816)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, 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 Donnely and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Donnely, born in 1816 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Manus (born 1853 in Ireland), Maggie (born 1859 in Ireland), Sarah (born 1861 in Ireland) and William (born 1863 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Sarah (born 1855 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, John (born 1876 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1881 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Donnely's household

Male

John

Donnely

Head
Male

Manus

Donnely

Son
Female

Maggie

Donnely

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Donnely

Daughter
Male

William

Donnely

Son
Female

Sarah

Donnely

Daughter-In-Law
Male

John

Donnely

Grandson
Female

Mary

Donnely

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Donnely
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Donnely

Head

Widower

65

1816

Ireland

Manus

Donnely

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

Maggie

Donnely

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Ireland

Sarah

Donnely

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

William

Donnely

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Ireland

Sarah

Donnely

Daughter-In-Law

Married

26

1855

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Donnely

Grandson

-

5

1876

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Donnely

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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