1870 U.S. Census, Westchester County, New York
Town of Yonkers
Page 551
Enumerated on 1 August 1870
Dwelling 713, Family 835
Donaldson, Jas, 25, male, white, Laborer, born in Ireland, both parents of foreign birth, cannot read or write, can vote
Donaldson, Kate, 23, female, white, Keeping house, born in Ireland, both parents of foreign birth, can read and write
Donaldson, Mary, 2, female, white, born in New York, both parents of foreign birth, cannot read and write
Gaw, John, 29, male, white, Works in Hat Shop, born in Ireland, both parents of foreign birth, cannot read and write, can vote

On 22 July 1877, James Donaldson died in Baltimore City, Maryland. 32 years old, white, laborer, born in Ireland, 12 years in the U.S., 6 years in Baltimore City. Place of death Townsend Street [now Lafayette] near Charles. Cause of death: Crushed by earth in a sewer drain, which was being excavated. Sudden death. Place of burial Baltimore Cemetery, 23 July 1877. [Baltimore City, Maryland, Certificate of Death 19385.]