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Household of John Donovan (born 1846)

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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Donovan, born in 1846 in , consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Winifred Donovan, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Jeremiah (born 1869 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary (born 1871 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Catherine (born 1873 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), James (born 1874 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1876 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Julia (born 1878 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Ann (born 1880 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Michael (born 1817 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, Johanna (born 1820 in Ireland).


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John Donovan's household

Male

John

Donovan

Head
Female

Winifred

Donovan

Wife
Male

Jeremiah

Donovan

Son
Female

Mary

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Donovan

Daughter
Male

James

Donovan

Son
Male

John

Donovan

Son
Female

Julia

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Ann

Donovan

Daughter
Male

Michael

Cotter

Boarder
Female

Johanna

Cotter

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Donovan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Donovan

Head

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Winifred

Donovan

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Jeremiah

Donovan

Son

Single

12

1869

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Donovan

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Donovan

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Donovan

Son

Single

7

1874

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Donovan

Son

Single

5

1876

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Julia

Donovan

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ann

Donovan

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Michael

Cotter

Boarder

Married

64

1817

Ireland

Johanna

Cotter

Boarder

Married

61

1820

Ireland

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