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Household of Thomas Donovan (born 1821)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontypridd, 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.

Thomas Donovan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Donovan, born in 1821 in , consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Donovan, born in 1842 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1870 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret (born 1872 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), David John (born 1880 in Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William John (born 1881 in Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder Head, Norah (born 1861 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Thomas's Boarder Head, Mary Ann (born 1855 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Thomas Donovan's household

Male

Thomas

Donovan

Head
Female

Margaret

Donovan

Wife
Female

Ellen

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Donovan

Daughter
Female

Norah

Roberts

Boarder Head
Male

David John

Roberts

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Welsh

Boarder Head
Male

William John

Welsh

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Donovan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Donovan

Head

Married

60

1821

Ireland

Margaret

Donovan

Wife

Married

39

1842

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ellen

Donovan

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Donovan

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Norah

Roberts

Boarder Head

Married

20

1861

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

David John

Roberts

Son

Single

1

1880

Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Ann

Welsh

Boarder Head

Married

26

1855

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

William John

Welsh

Son

Single

0

1881

Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales

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