1901 Census Commeen, Lettermacaward

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Notes
Constabulary: Dungloe
Sub District: Doocharybridge
Enumerator: Cons. Hugh Brady
Parlimentary Division: West Donegal
Poor Law Union: Glenties
District Electorial Division: Doochary
Barony: Boylagh
Parish: Lettermacaward
| Pg | Given | Surname | Relation | Religion | Education | Age | Sex | Occupation | Married | Born | Lang |
| 1 | Michael | Boyle | Head | RC | Read | 86 | M | Farmer | Married | Donegal | I&E |
| Anne | Boyle | Wife | RC | Cannot read | 64 | F | Married | Donegal | I&E | ||
| Mary | Boyle | Daughter | RC | Cannot read | 51 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Edward | Boyle | Son | RC | R&W | 40 | M | Grocer | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Alice | Boyle | Daughter | RC | R&W | 30 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Bridget | Boyle | Daughter | RC | R&W | 24 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Ellen | Boyle | Daughter | RC | R&W | 24 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Mary | Walsh | Wisitor | RC | R&W | 7 | F | Laborer | Single | Donegal | English | |
| James | Walsh | GR-child | RC | 1 | M | Donegal | |||||
| 2 | Patrick | Gallagher | Head | RC | R&W | 34 | M | Carpenter/Farmer | Married | Donegal | I&E |
| Annie | Gallagher | Wife | RC | R&W | 30 | F | Carpenter’s wife | Married | Donegal | I&E | |
| 3 | Charles | Gallagher | Head | RC | Cannot read | 48 | M | Farmer | Single | Donegal | I&E |
| Margaret | Gallagher | Sister | RC | Cannot read | 65 | F | Farmer’s sister | Single | Donegal | Irish | |
| Mary | Gallagher | Sister | RC | Cannot read | 63 | F | Farmer’s sister | Single | Donegal | Irish | |
| 4 | Charles | O’Donnell | Head | RC | R&W | 70 | M | Ex-Natl Teacher/Farmer | Married | Donegal | I&E |
| Annie | O’Donnell | Wife | RC | Cannot read | 50 | F | Farmer’s wife | Married | Donegal | I&E | |
| Mary | O’Donnell | Daughter | RC | R&W | 24 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Michael | O’Donnell | Son | RC | R&W | 22 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Maggie | O’Donnell | Daughter | RC | R&W | 20 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| 5 | James | Breslin | Head | RC | Cannot read | 82 | M | Farmer | Widower | Donegal | I&E |
| Patrick | Breslin | Son | RC | R&W | 30 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Mary | Breslin | Daughter | RC | R&W | 26 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| 6 | Pat | Breslin | Head | RC | R&W | 55 | M | Farmer | Married | Donegal | I&E |
| Bridget | Breslin | Wife | RC | Cannot R/W | 50 | F | Farmer’s wife | Married | Donegal | I&E | |
| Edward | Breslin | Son | RC | R&W | 18 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| 7 | Manus | McMonagle | Head | RC | Cannot R/W | 60 | M | Farmer | Single | Donegal | I&E |
| Nappy | McMonagle | Sister | RC | Cannot R/W | 50 | F | Farmer’s sister | Single | Donegal | Irish | |
| Hannah | McMonagle | Sister | RC | Cannot R/W | 40 | F | Farmer’s sister | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| 8 | Anne | Campbell | Head | RC | Cannot read | 62 | F | Farmer’s wife | Married | Donegal | I&E |
| Charles | Campbell | Son | RC | R&W | 21 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Ellen | Campbell | Daughter | RC | R&W | 19 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Madge | Campbell | Daughter | RC | R&W | 17 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Bernard | Campbell | Son | RC | R&W | 15 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| 9 | Manus | Conaghan | Head | RC | Cannot read | 70 | M | Farmer | Married | Donegal | I&E |
| Anne | Conaghan | Wife | RC | Cannot read | 50 | F | Married | Donegal | I&E | ||
| Bridget | Conaghan | Daughter | RC | R&W | 24 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Mary | Conaghan | Daughter | RC | R&W | 22 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Madge | Conaghan | Daughter | RC | R&W | 18 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Hannah | Conaghan | Daughter | RC | R&W | 16 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Katherine | Conaghan | Daughter | RC | R&W | 14 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Maggie | Conaghan | Daughter | RC | R&W | 12 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Daniel | Conaghan | Son | RC | R&W | 10 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| 10 | Pat | Conaghan | Head | RC | Cannot read | 86 | M | Farmer | Widower | Donegal | Irish |
| Roger | Conaghan | Son | RC | Cannot read | 44 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | Irish | |
| Anne | Conaghan | Daughter | RC | Cannot read | 42 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | Irish | |
| 11 | James | Melly | Head | RC | Cannot read | 60 | M | Farmer | Married | Donegal | I&E |
| Fannie | Melly | Head | RC | Cannot read | 50 | F | Married | Donegal | I&E | ||
| Mary | Melly | Daughter | RC | R&W | 26 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Annie | Melly | Daughter | RC | R&W | 17 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Note; Both James and Fannie are listed as Head of House. Fannie is the wife of James | |||||||||||
| 12 | Daniel | McGeehin | Head | RC | R&W | 35 | M | Farmer | Married | Donegal | I&E |
| Cassie | McGeehin | Wife | RC | R&W | 28 | F | Married | Donegal | I&E | ||
| Charles | McGeehin | Son | RC | R&W | 10 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | America | ||
| Patrick | McGeehin | Son | RC | Read | 8 | M | Scholar | Single | America | ||
| Connell | McGeehin | Son | RC | Cannot read | 2 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | ||
| Daniel | McGeehin | Son | RC | Cannot read | 3mo | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | ||
| Sarah | McCahill | Visitor | RC | Cannot read | 90 | F | Stocking Knitter | Widow | Donegal | Irish | |
| 13 | Margaret | Boyle | Head | RC | Cannot read | 68 | F | Farmer | Widow | Donegal | I&E |
| Ellen | Connaghan | Daughter | RC | R&W | 34 | F | Farmer’s dau | Married | Donegal | I&E | |
| Hugh | Boyle | Son | RC | R&W | 32 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Alice | Boyle | Daughter | RC | R&W | 26 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Mary | Connaghan | Gr-daughter | RC | Cannot read | 9mo | F | Farmer’s gr-dau | Single | Donegal | ||
| 14 | Catherine | McGeehin | Head | RC | R&W | 23 | F | Shopkeeper | Single | Donegal | I&E |
| Mary | Boyle | Visitor | RC | R&W | 24 | F | Stocking knitter | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| 15 | Bridget | McHugh | Head | RC | Cannot red | 75 | F | Publican/ Farmer | Widow | Donegal | I&E |
| Owen | McHugh | Son | RC | Read | 35 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Bridget | McHugh | Daughter | RC | R&W | 30 | F | Assist. Publican | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Patrick | McHugh | Gr-son | RC | R&W | 17 | M | Assist. Farmer | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Bridget | McHugh | Gr-daughter | RC | R&W | 16 | F | Assist. Barmaid | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| 16 | Grace | Boyle | Head | RC | Cannot read | 77 | F | Ret Publican/ Farmer | Widow | Donegal | I&E |
| Hugh | Boyle | Son | RC | R&W | 52 | M | Farmer & Publican | Widower | Donegal | I&E | |
| Mary | Boyle | Daughter | RC | R&W | 32 | F | Assist. Publican | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Patrick | Boyle | Gr-son | RC | R&W | 19 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Bridget | Boyle | Gr-daughter | RC | R&W | 17 | F | Assist. Barmaid | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| 17 | Daniel | Bonar | Head | RC | R&W | 62 | M | Shopkeeper | Married | Donegal | I&E |
| Bridget | Bonar | Wife | RC | Read | 53 | F | Married | Donegal | I&E | ||
| Patrick | Bonar | Son | RC | R&W | 14 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Miles | Bonar | Son | RC | R&W | 12 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Michael | Bonar | Son | RC | R&W | 10 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| 18 | Hannah | Malloy | Head | RC | Cannot read | 60 | F | Farmer | Single | Donegal | I&E |
| 19 | Bridget | Malloy | Head | RC | Cannot read | 40 | F | Farmer | Single | Donegal | I&E |
| 20 | Hugh | Boyle | Head | RC | Cannot read | 46 | M | Farmer | Married | Donegal | I&E |
| Mary | Boyle | Wife | RC | R&W | 44 | F | Married | Donegal | I&E | ||
| Mary | Boyle | Daughter | RC | R&W | 19 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Connell | Boyle | Son | RC | R&W | 17 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Rose | Boyle | Daughter | RC | R&W | 15 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Winnie | Boyle | Daughter | RC | R&W | 13 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Phillip | Boyle | Son | RC | R&W | 11 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Patrick | Boyle | Son | RC | R&W | 9 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Hugh | Boyle | Son | RC | Cannot read | 4 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | ||
| 21 | Patrick | Boyle | Head | RC | R&W | 52 | M | Farmer | Married | Donegal | I&E |
| Grace | Boyle | Wife | RC | Cannot R/W | 44 | F | Farmer’s wife | Married | Donegal | I&E | |
| Mary | Boyle | Daughter | RC | R&W | 23 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| John | Boyle | Son | RC | R&W | 20 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Dan | Boyle | Son | RC | R&W | 13 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Biddy | Boyle | Daughter | RC | Cannot R/W | 97 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | English | |
| Anne | Boyle | Daughter | RC | R&W | 5 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | English | |
| Phillip | Boyle | Son | RC | Cannot R/W | 3 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | English | |
| Peter | Boyle | Son | RC | Cannot R/W | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | English | ||
| 22 | Anne | McGeehin | Head | RC | Cannot read | 60 | F | Farmer | Widow | Donegal | Irish |
| Ennis | McGeehin | Son | RC | R&W | 29 | M | Farmer’s son | Married | Donegal | I&E | |
| Hannah | McGeehin | ||||||||||