William Donovan in Glamorganshire in the 1881 Census

Details of William Donovan of 12 Company Row, Cwmdu, Glamorganshire, Wales

First name(s): William
Last name: Donovan
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Birth year: 1837
Occupation: Labourer
Birth town: Cork
Birth county: Cork
Birth place: Ireland
Street: 12 Company Row
Town: —
Parish: Cwmdu
County: Glamorganshire
Country: Wales
Registration district: Bridgend

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Mary	Last name Donovan	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 40	Birth year 1841	Occupation -	Birth place Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
First name(s) Ellen	Last name Donovan	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 3	Birth year 1878	Occupation -	Birth place -
First name(s) John	Last name Cane	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 50	Birth year 1831	Occupation Labourer	Birth place Cork, Cork, Ireland
First name(s) Michael	Last name Sullivan	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 45	Birth year 1836	Occupation Labourer	Birth place Cork, Cork, Ireland
First name(s) Jane	Last name Davies	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 46	Birth year 1835	Occupation N K	Birth place Breconshire, Wales
First name(s) John	Last name Bryan	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 44	Birth year 1837	Occupation Labourer	Birth place Cork, Cork, Ireland

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Donovan family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William Donovan and 6 other people

Donovan family summary

NAME: William Donovan
BORN: 1837
BIRTH COUNTY: Cork
ADDRESS IN 1881: Cwmdu, Glamorganshire, Wales