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Household of John Donovan (born 1819, Cork)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 1819 in Cork, Cork, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Nora Donovan, born in 1829 in Cork, Cork, Ireland. They had 6 children; James (born 1861 in Kidbrooke, Kent, England), John (born 1863 in Kidbrooke, Kent, England), Eliza (born 1864 in Kidbrooke, Kent, England), Cornelius (born 1868 in Kidbrooke, Kent, England), Jeremiah (born 1872 in Blackheath, Kent, England) and Joseph (born 1875 in Blackheath, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grand Child, Margaret Keane, born in 1880 in Middlesex, England.


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John Donovan's household

Male

John

Donovan

Head
Female

Nora

Donovan

Wife
Male

James

Donovan

Son
Male

John

Donovan

Son
Female

Eliza

Donovan

Daughter
Male

Cornelius

Donovan

Son
Male

Jeremiah

Donovan

Son
Male

Joseph

Donovan

Son
Female

Margaret

Keane

Grand Child
First name(s) John
Last name Donovan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Cork, Cork, Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Donovan

Head

Married

62

1819

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Nora

Donovan

Wife

Married

52

1829

Cork, Cork, Ireland

James

Donovan

Son

Single

20

1861

Kidbrooke, Kent, England

John

Donovan

Son

Single

18

1863

Kidbrooke, Kent, England

Eliza

Donovan

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Kidbrooke, Kent, England

Cornelius

Donovan

Son

Single

13

1868

Kidbrooke, Kent, England

Jeremiah

Donovan

Son

Single

9

1872

Blackheath, Kent, England

Joseph

Donovan

Son

Single

6

1875

Blackheath, Kent, England

Margaret

Keane

Grand Child

Single

1

1880

Middlesex, England

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