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Household of John Donovan (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stepney, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Donovan, born in 1831 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Norah Donovan, born in 1834 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Patrick (born 1856 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England), Mary A (born 1858 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1861 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England), Norah (born 1864 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England), Michael (born 1866 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England) and Johanna (born 1874 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Margaret Murphy, born in 1841 in Ireland.


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John Donovan's household

Male

John

Donovan

Head
Female

Norah

Donovan

Wife
Male

Patrick

Donovan

Son
Female

Mary A

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Norah

Donovan

Daughter
Male

Michael

Donovan

Son
Female

Johanna

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Murphy

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Donovan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Donovan

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Norah

Donovan

Wife

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Patrick

Donovan

Son

Single

25

1856

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Donovan

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Donovan

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

Norah

Donovan

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

Michael

Donovan

Son

Single

15

1866

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

Johanna

Donovan

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Murphy

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Ireland

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