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Household of Joseph Donaghue (born 1821, Montgomeryshire)

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.

Joseph Donaghue and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Donaghue, born in 1821 in Kerry, Montgomeryshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Donaghue, born in 1832 in Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Morris (born 1858 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), Jerry (born 1867 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Mary (born 1865 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, John (born 1858 in Ireland), Joseph's Lodger, Tim (born 1851 in Cork, Cork, Ireland), Joseph's Lodger, Kyran (born 1858 in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland) and Joseph's Lodger, Bat (born 1855 in Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales).


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Joseph Donaghue's household

Male

Joseph

Donaghue

Head
Female

Mary

Donaghue

Wife
Male

Morris

Donaghue

Son
Male

Jerry

Donaghue

Son
Female

Mary

Donaghue

Daughter
Male

John

Power

Lodger
Male

Tim

Ryan

Lodger
Male

Kyran

Bourke

Lodger
Male

Bat

Hurley

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Donaghue
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Donaghue

Head

Married

60

1821

Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Mary

Donaghue

Wife

Married

49

1832

Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Morris

Donaghue

Son

Single

23

1858

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jerry

Donaghue

Son

Single

14

1867

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Donaghue

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Power

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Ireland

Tim

Ryan

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Kyran

Bourke

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland

Bat

Hurley

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales

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