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Household of Joseph Donovan (born 1836, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, England

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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 Donovan and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Donovan, born in 1836 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Eliza Donovan, born in 1864 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Eliza (born 1864 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Sarah (born 1869 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Sister, Mary Lee, born in 1821 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England.


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Joseph Donovan's household

Male

Joseph

Donovan

Head
Female

Eliza

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Lee

Sister
Female

Sarah

Donovan

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Donovan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Donovan

Head

Married

45

1836

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Donovan

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary

Lee

Sister

Widow

60

1821

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Donovan

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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