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Household of William Donovan (born 1853, Sussex)

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

William Donovan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Donovan, born in 1853 in Rye, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary H Donovan, born in 1851 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. They had 1 child; William F, born 1878 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Alexander W (born 1855 in Scotland), William's Lodger, Henry (born 1852 in Lincolnshire, England), William's Lodger, Caroline (born 1815 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England) and William's Sister, Christiana (born 1822 in Margate, Kent, England).


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William Donovan's household

Male

William

Donovan

Head
Female

Mary H

Donovan

Wife
Male

William F

Donovan

Son
Male

Alexander W

Davidson

Lodger
Male

Henry

Hodson

Lodger
Female

Caroline

Wright

Lodger
Female

Christiana

Wright

Sister
First name(s) William
Last name Donovan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Rye, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Donovan

Head

Married

28

1853

Rye, Sussex, England

Mary H

Donovan

Wife

Married

30

1851

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

William F

Donovan

Son

Single

3

1878

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Alexander W

Davidson

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Scotland

Henry

Hodson

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Lincolnshire, England

Caroline

Wright

Lodger

Single

66

1815

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Christiana

Wright

Sister

Single

59

1822

Margate, Kent, England

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