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Find more Donnelley relatives and grow your tree by exploring billions of historical records. Taken every decade since 1790, the U.S. Federal Census can tell you a lot about your family. For example, from 1930 to 1940 there were 122 less people named Donnelley in the United States — and some of them are likely related to you.

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What if you had a window into the history of your family? With historical records, you do. From home life to career, records help bring your relatives' experiences into focus. There were 508 people named Donnelley in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 24% less people named Donnelley in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 386 people named Donnelley were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 33 were disabled
  • 92 were children
  • The youngest was 1 and the oldest was 86
  • 94% rented out rooms to boarders

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As Donnelley families continued to grow, they left more tracks on the map:

  • The most common mother tongue was Irish
  • They most commonly lived in Pennsylvania
  • 173 were first-generation Americans
  • 45 migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940