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Household of John Donovan (born 1835, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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 Donovan and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Donovan, born in 1835 in Aldgate, Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Donovan, born in 1838 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Ellen (born 1864 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), John (born 1866 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Daniel (born 1868 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Ann M (born 1869 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Mary J (born 1872 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Clara (born 1876 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Julia C (born 1878 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Hannah (born 1813 in Ireland) and John's Niece, Hororah (born 1869 in Holborn, Middlesex, England).


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John Donovan's household

Male

John

Donovan

Head
Female

Annie

Donovan

Wife
Female

Ellen

Donovan

Daughter
Male

John

Donovan

Son
Male

Daniel

Donovan

Son
Female

Ann M

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Clara

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Julia C

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Crewley

Mother In Law
Female

Hororah

Callagher

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Donovan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Aldgate, Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Donovan

Head

Married

46

1835

Aldgate, Middlesex, England

Annie

Donovan

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ireland

Ellen

Donovan

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

John

Donovan

Son

Single

15

1866

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Daniel

Donovan

Son

Single

13

1868

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Ann M

Donovan

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Mary J

Donovan

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Clara

Donovan

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Julia C

Donovan

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Hannah

Crewley

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Ireland

Hororah

Callagher

Niece

Single

12

1869

Holborn, Middlesex, England

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