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Household of John O'Donnell (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 O'Donnell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John O'Donnell, born in 1833 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary O'Donnell, born in 1835 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Maggie (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Bridget (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Richard (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's -, Susan (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's -, Patrick (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John O'Donnell's household

Male

John

O'Donnell

Head
Female

Mary

O'Donnell

Wife
Female

Maggie

O'Donnell

Daughter
Female

Susan

O'Donnell

-
Male

John

O'Donnell

Son
Male

Patrick

O'Donnell

-
Female

Bridget

O'Donnell

Daughter
Male

Richard

O'Donnell

Son
First name(s) John
Last name O'Donnell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

O'Donnell

Head

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Mary

O'Donnell

Wife

-

46

1835

Ireland

Maggie

O'Donnell

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Susan

O'Donnell

-

-

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

O'Donnell

Son

-

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Patrick

O'Donnell

-

-

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Bridget

O'Donnell

Daughter

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Richard

O'Donnell

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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