1901 Census Drumaboden, Kilmacrenan, Co Donegal

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No	Surname	First	Relationship	Religion	Education	Age	Occupation	Status	Born	Lang

1	Campbell	Lizzie	Head	Pres	RW	27	Farmer	Widow	Donegal
	Campbell	William J	Son	Pres	Can't read	4	Farmer's son	Single	Donegal
	Campbell	Eliza J	Dau	Pres	Can't read	3mths	Farmer's dau	Single	Donegal
	Smyth	Thomas	Brother	Pres	RW	21	Farm Labourer	Single	Donegal
	Morrison	Daniel	Servant	RC	Can't read	25	Farm Labourer	Single	Donegal

2	Grames	Samuel	Head	Pres	Can't read	60	Farmer	Married	Donegal
	Grames	Jane	Wife	Pres	Only reads	50		Married	Donegal

3	Doherty	Charles	Head	RC	Only reads	50	Farmer	Single	Donegal	IE
	Gallagher	Margaret	Servant	RC	Can't read	35	Housekeeper	Single	Donegal	IE

4	Morrison	James	Head	RC	Can't read	40	Farm Labourer	Single	Donegal
	Morrison	William J	Brother	RC	Can't read	39	Farm Labourer	Single	Donegal
	Morrison	John	Brother	RC	Can't read	38	Farm Labourer	Single	Donegal
	Morrison	Mary Anne	Sister	RC	RW	35	Housekeeper	Single	Donegal
	Morrison	Kate	Sister	RC	Can't read	7	Asst Housekeeper	Single	Donegal

	Peter Ward and Anne Doherty Household
5	Ward	Peter	Head	RC	RW	40	Farmer	Widower	Donegal
	Ward	John	Son	RC	Can't read	15	Farmer's son	Single	Donegal
	Ward	Mary	Dau	RC	Can't read	12	Farmer's dau	Single	Donegal
	Ward	Annie	Dau	RC	Can't read	10	Farmer's dau	Single	Donegal
	Ward	Denis	Son	RC	Can't read	7	Farmer's son	Single	Donegal
	Notes: Peter Ward, Carrickyscanlan, son of John Ward and Rose McGrenra, married Anne Doherty, Fahykeen, dau of Charles Doherty and Bridget Harkin, 10 Feb 1884 in Glenswilly. Witnesses Cornelius & Mary McGrenra, Cabry. Note of 3rd & 4th degree consanguinity - see scan of marriage Peter's family - see 1901 census Carrickyscanlan Anne's family - see 1901 census Fahykeen Peter remarried in 1902 to Mary Campbell, Kilmacrenan - no children Children of Peter and Anne : John Charles b 12 Jan 1887 - left Ireland soon after his mother Annie died in 1898, due to starvation - he walked from Carrickascanlan, near Church Hill to Londonderry bound for Scotland when he was just 12 years old - on arrival in Scotland, he went to work in the coal mines where he remained until his retirement - he lived until 1963 - he married Sarah McManus in 1908 and they had 8 children - Sarah McManus-Ward died aged 46 in 1937 from pneumonia, when one of her youngest children was just 13 years old Charles Ward Mary Anne Peter b 9 Mar 1892, baptised 10 Mar at St Mary's, Godparents Nathaniel Lynch and Rose Lynch - see scan of baptism - Peter is with his paternal grandmother in 1901 - see 1901 census Carrickyscanlan Denis Researcher: Angela - Email

6	Ward	John	Head	RC	Can't read	75	Farm Labourer	Widower	Donegal	IE

7	McTaggert	James	Head	RC	RW	45	Farmer	Single	Donegal

8	Sweeney	Daniel	Head	RC	RW	60	Farmer	Single	Donegal
	Sweeney	Mary	Sister	RC	RW	52	Farmer's sister	Single	Donegal

9	Coll	Afrie	Head	RC	RW	78	Retired farmer	Widow	Donegal	IE
	Coll	Anthony	Son	RC	RW	40	Farmer	Single	Donegal
	Coll	Unity	Dau	RC	RW	35	Farmer's dau	Single	Donegal
	Coll	Ferdy	Son	RC	RW	30	Farmer's son	Single	Donegal
	Doherty	Patrick	Servant	RC	RW	15	Gen Domestic Svt	Single	Donegal

10	Keane	Patrick	Head	RC	Can't read	60	Retired farmer	Widower	Donegal	IE

11	Lynch	John	Head	RC	Can't read	75	Farmer	Married	Donegal
	Lynch	Mary	Wife	RC	RW	40		Married	Donegal
	Lynch	William	Son	RC	RW	16	Farmer's son	Single	Donegal
	Lynch	James	Son	RC	Only reads	14	Farmer's son	Single	Donegal
	Lynch	Mary	Dau	RC	RW	12	Scholar	Single	Donegal

	Bernard Cannon and Rebecca Graham Household
12	Cannon	Bernard	Head	RC	Can't read	57	Farmer	Married	Donegal
	Cannon	Rebecca	Wife	RC	Can't read	57		Married	Donegal
	Notes: Bernard Cannon, son of Patrick, married Rebecca Graham, dau of James, 12 Feb 1888 in Kilmacrenan

13	Kerr	Samuel	Head	Pres	RW	70	Farmer	Married	Donegal
	Kerr	Martha	Wife	Pres	RW	68		Married	Donegal
	Kerr	John	Son	Pres	Only reads	34	Farmer's son	Single	Donegal
	Kerr	James	Son	Pres	Only reads	30	Farmer's son	Single	Donegal
	Kerr	Hugh	Son	Pres	RW	24	Farmer's son	Single	Donegal
	Kerr	Jane	Dau	Pres	RW	26	Seamstress	Single	Donegal

14	Sweeney	Mary	Head	RC	Only reads	40	Seamstress	Single	Donegal