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Household of Thomas Donovan (born 1832, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheppey, Kent, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Donovan, born in 1832 in Dorset, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Donovan, born in 1839 in Prittlewell, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Laura (born 1867 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Walter (born 1871 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and Albert (born 1881 in Sheerness, Kent, England).


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Thomas Donovan's household

Male

Thomas

Donovan

Head
Female

Eliza

Donovan

Wife
Female

Laura

Donovan

Daughter
Male

Walter

Donovan

Son
Male

Thomas

Donovan

Son
Male

Albert

Donovan

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Donovan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Donovan

Head

Married

49

1832

Dorset, England

Eliza

Donovan

Wife

Married

42

1839

Prittlewell, Essex, England

Laura

Donovan

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sheerness, Kent, England

Walter

Donovan

Son

Single

10

1871

Sheerness, Kent, England

Thomas

Donovan

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheerness, Kent, England

Albert

Donovan

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheerness, Kent, England

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