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Household of John Donovan (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 12 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 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Donovan, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 8 children; Dennis (born 1858 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), David (born 1862 in Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1864 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Jeremiah (born 1866 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Catherine (born 1871 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Ellen (born 1873 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary Ann (born 1875 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Margaret (born 1877 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales). They had 1 grandchild; John, born 1880 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter In Law, Emily (born 1858 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John's Servant, Ann (born 1863 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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John Donovan's household

Male

John

Donovan

Head
Female

Ann

Donovan

Wife
Male

Dennis

Donovan

Son
Male

David

Donovan

Son
Male

John

Donovan

Son
Male

Jeremiah

Donovan

Son
Female

Catherine

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Emily

Donovan

Daughter In Law
Male

John

Donovan

Grand Son
Female

Ann

Crowen

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

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Donovan

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Ann

Donovan

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Dennis

Donovan

Son

Married

23

1858

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

David

Donovan

Son

Single

19

1862

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Donovan

Son

Single

17

1864

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jeremiah

Donovan

Son

Single

15

1866

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Donovan

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ellen

Donovan

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Ann

Donovan

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Donovan

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Emily

Donovan

Daughter In Law

Married

23

1858

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Donovan

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ann

Crowen

Servant

Single

18

1863

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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