Jeremiah Donovan in London, Middlesex in the 1881 Census

Details of Jeremiah Donovan of 43 Medland Street, Ratcliff, London, Middlesex, England

First name(s): Jeremiah
Last name: Donovan
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Birth year: 1836
Occupation: Labourer In Oils Mills
Birth town: Cork
Birth county: Cork
Birth place: Ireland
Street: 43 Medland Street
Town: —
Parish: Ratcliff
County: London, Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Stepney

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Margaret	Last name Donovan	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 40	Birth year 1841	Occupation Ironer In Laundry	Birth place Cork, Cork, Ireland
First name(s) Jeremiah	Last name Donovan	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 13	Birth year 1868	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Ratcliff, Middlesex, England
First name(s) James	Last name Donovan	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 9	Birth year 1872	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Ratcliff, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Margaret	Last name Donovan	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 7	Birth year 1874	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Ratcliff, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Ellen	Last name Donovan	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 4	Birth year 1877	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Ratcliff, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Catherine	Last name Donovan	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 1	Birth year 1880	Occupation -	Birth place Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

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 Jeremiah Donovan and 6 other people

Donovan family summary

NAME: Jeremiah Donovan
BORN: 1836
BIRTH COUNTY: Cork
ADDRESS IN 1881: Ratcliff, London, Middlesex, England