The O'Donnall Family History

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The O'Donnall Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname O'Donnall
1841 Census 18
1851 Census 1
1861 Census 5
1871 Census 3
1891 Census 3

Most Frequent Forenames for the O'Donnall Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
DOMNICK O'Donnall 0 0 0 0 1
ELIZABETH O'Donnall 1 0 0 0 1
MARGARET O'Donnall 2 1 0 0 1
BRIDGET O'Donnall 2 0 0 1 0
CATHERINE O'Donnall 1 0 0 1 0
CHARLES O'Donnall 2 0 0 0 0
ELIZA O'Donnall 1 0 0 0 0
HANNAH O'Donnall 1 0 0 0 0
JOSEPH O'Donnall 1 0 0 0 0
MARY O'Donnall 3 0 0 0 0
PATRICK O'Donnall 2 0 0 0 0
RICHARD O'Donnall 1 0 0 0 0
THOMAS O'Donnall 1 0 0 0 0
ELIZA D O'Donnall 0 0 1 0 0
FRANCIS O'Donnall 0 0 1 0 0
FRANK D O'Donnall 0 0 1 0 0
JAMES O'Donnall 0 0 1 0 0
SUSANNAH O'Donnall 0 0 1 0 0
JOHN O'Donnall 0 0 0 1 0

Etmology and History of the Surname: O'Donnall

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Record the birth of a child, or pay a fine!
In 1696 an order was passed that a fine of 2 pounds was to be imposed on all who did not report the birth of a child to the vicar within 5 days.

 

What are BMDs?
'BMD' stands for Births, Marriages and Deaths records kept by the General Register Office (GRO) of England and Wales, part of the National Office of Statistics (NOS).

 

Encouraging the Wool Trade
In 1678 an act was passed making it compulsory for all corpses to be buried in a shroud made of wool only. This was to encourage the wool trade.

 

A Short History of Parish Records
Parish Registers were first ordered to be kept by Thomas Cromwell, Vicar General of King Henry VIII in 1538.