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Household of Michael Donovan (born 1828)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, 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.

Michael Donovan and 13 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 14 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Bridget Donovan, born in 1834 in Ireland. They had 8 children; Daniel (born 1864 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Patrick (born 1866 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Michael (born 1871 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Stephen (born 1873 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Bridget (born 1875 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas (born 1862 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary Jane (born 1865 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John (born 1880 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Michael's Boarder, William (born 1866 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Michael's Boarder Head, John (born 1811 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Michael's Boarder Head, Edward (born 1860 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Michael Donovan's household

Male

Michael

Donovan

Head
Female

Bridget

Donovan

Wife
Male

Daniel

Donovan

Son
Male

Patrick

Donovan

Son
Male

Michael

Donovan

Son
Male

Stephen

Donovan

Son
Female

Bridget

Donovan

Daughter
Male

William

Rees

Boarder
Male

John

Morgan

Boarder Head
Male

Thomas

Morgan

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Morgan

Daughter
Male

Edward

Owens

Boarder Head
Female

Mary

Owens

Wife
Male

John

Owens

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

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Donovan

Head

Married

53

1828

Ireland

Bridget

Donovan

Wife

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Daniel

Donovan

Son

Single

17

1864

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Patrick

Donovan

Son

Single

15

1866

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Michael

Donovan

Son

Single

10

1871

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Stephen

Donovan

Son

Single

8

1873

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Bridget

Donovan

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Rees

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Morgan

Boarder Head

Widower

70

1811

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Morgan

Son

Single

19

1862

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Jane

Morgan

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edward

Owens

Boarder Head

Married

21

1860

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Owens

Wife

Married

21

1860

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Owens

Son

Single

1

1880

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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