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Household of John Donnison (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, England

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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 Donnison and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Donnison, born in 1840 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Donnison, born in 1854 in Douglas, Isle of Man, Isle of Man. They had 5 children; William (born 1863 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Clara (born 1864 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1866 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1870 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Ethel (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Kate Hughes, born in 1857 in Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Wales.


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John Donnison's household

Male

John

Donnison

Head
Female

Agnes

Donnison

Wife
Male

William

Donnison

Son
Female

Clara

Donnison

Daughter
Male

Henry

Donnison

Son
Male

Arthur

Donnison

Son
Female

Ethel

Donnison

Daughter
Female

Kate

Hughes

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Donnison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Donnison

Head

Married

41

1840

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Agnes

Donnison

Wife

Married

27

1854

Douglas, Isle of Man, Isle of Man

William

Donnison

Son

Single

18

1863

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Donnison

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Donnison

Son

Single

15

1866

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Donnison

Son

Single

11

1870

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Ethel

Donnison

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Kate

Hughes

Servant

Single

24

1857

Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Wales

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