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Household of Thomas Donovan (born 1840, Cork)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Giles, 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.

Thomas Donovan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Donovan, born in 1840 in Cork, Cork, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jessy Donovan, born in 1843 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Laurance (born 1867 in St Giles), John (born 1868 in St Giles), Mary (born 1871 in St Giles), Kate (born 1874 in St Giles), William (born 1876 in St Giles), Tim (born 1880 in St Giles) and Ellen (born 1881 in St Giles).


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Thomas Donovan's household

Male

Thomas

Donovan

Head
Female

Jessy

Donovan

Wife
Male

Laurance

Donovan

Son
Male

John

Donovan

Son
Female

Mary

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Kate

Donovan

Daughter
Male

William

Donovan

Son
Male

Tim

Donovan

Son
Female

Ellen

Donovan

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Donovan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Cork, Cork, Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Donovan

Head

Married

41

1840

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Jessy

Donovan

Wife

Married

38

1843

City of London, Middlesex, England

Laurance

Donovan

Son

Single

14

1867

St Giles

John

Donovan

Son

Single

13

1868

St Giles

Mary

Donovan

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Giles

Kate

Donovan

Daughter

Single

7

1874

St Giles

William

Donovan

Son

Single

5

1876

St Giles

Tim

Donovan

Son

Single

1

1880

St Giles

Ellen

Donovan

Daughter

Single

0

1881

St Giles

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