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Household of George Docherty (born 1826, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

George Docherty and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Docherty, born in 1826 in Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Docherty, born in 1830 in Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Janet (born 1853 in Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), George (born 1865 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William (born 1872 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1875 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), George's Granddaughter, Agnes (born 1877 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), George's Grandson, George (born 1877 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and George's Grandson, John (born 1880 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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George Docherty's household

Male

George

Docherty

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Docherty

Wife
Female

Janet

Docherty

Daughter
Male

George

Docherty

Son
Female

Mary

Docherty

Daughter
Male

William

Docherty

Son
Female

Margaret

McAndrew

Granddaughter
Female

Agnes

Carson

Granddaughter
Male

George

Hunter

Grandson
Male

John

Hall

Grandson
First name(s) George
Last name Docherty
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Docherty

Head

Married

55

1826

Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Docherty

Wife

Married

51

1830

Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Janet

Docherty

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

George

Docherty

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Docherty

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Docherty

Son

-

9

1872

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

McAndrew

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Carson

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George

Hunter

Grandson

-

4

1877

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Hall

Grandson

-

1

1880

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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