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Household of Michael Donovan (born 1828)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, 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.

Michael Donovan and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Donovan, born in 1828 in , consisted of 4 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Mary Donovan, born in 1830 in Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were Michael's Step Son, John (born 1862 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England) and Michael's Step Daughter, Catherine (born 1866 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England).


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Michael Donovan's household

Male

Michael

Donovan

Head
Female

Mary

Donovan

Wife
Male

John

Scanling

Step Son
Female

Catherine

Scanling

Step Daughter
First name(s) Michael
Last name Donovan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Ireland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Donovan

Head

Married

53

1828

Ireland

Mary

Donovan

Wife

Married

51

1830

Ireland

John

Scanling

Step Son

Single

19

1862

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Scanling

Step Daughter

Single

15

1866

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

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