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Household of John Donovan (born 1831, Cork)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Donovan, born in 1831 in Cork, Cork, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Donovan, born in 1829 in Cork, Cork, Ireland. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1866 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1868 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Mary (born 1861 in Cork, Cork, Ireland). They had 1 grandchild; Mary, born 1879 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Daniel (born 1853 in Cork, Cork, Ireland), John's Boarder, Morris (born 1851 in Cork, Cork, Ireland), John's Boarder, Patrick (born 1829 in Cork, Cork, Ireland) and John's Boarder, Nugent (born 1858 in Cork, Cork, Ireland).


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John Donovan's household

Male

John

Donovan

Head
Female

Catherine

Donovan

Wife
Female

Ellen

Donovan

Daughter
Male

John

Donovan

Son
Male

Daniel

O'Day

Boarder
Male

Morris

Sulivan

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Bryan

Boarder
Male

Nugent

Sullivan

Boarder
Female

Mary

Dee

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dee

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

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Donovan

Head

Married

50

1831

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Catherine

Donovan

Wife

Married

52

1829

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Ellen

Donovan

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Donovan

Son

Single

13

1868

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Daniel

O'Day

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Morris

Sulivan

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Patrick

Bryan

Boarder

Married

52

1829

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Nugent

Sullivan

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Mary

Dee

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Mary

Dee

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

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