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Household of John Donovan (born 1847, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Donovan, born in 1847 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Donovan, born in 1846 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Lydia (born 1867 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Southwark, Surrey, England), John (born 1871 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Charles (born 1872 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Florence (born 1881 in Southwark, Surrey, England) and Hannah (born 1874 in Southwark, Surrey, England).


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John Donovan's household

Male

John

Donovan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Donovan

Wife
Female

Lydia

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Donovan

Daughter
Male

John

Donovan

Son
Male

Charles

Donovan

Son
Female

Florence

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Donovan

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Donovan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Donovan

Head

Married

34

1847

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Donovan

Wife

Married

35

1846

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Lydia

Donovan

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Southwark, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Donovan

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Southwark, Surrey, England

John

Donovan

Son

Single

10

1871

Southwark, Surrey, England

Charles

Donovan

Son

Single

9

1872

Southwark, Surrey, England

Florence

Donovan

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Southwark, Surrey, England

Hannah

Donovan

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Southwark, Surrey, England

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