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Household of John Docherty (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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.

John Docherty and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Docherty, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizebath Docherty, born in 1850 in Canada. They had 2 children; John (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Margaret Dougan, born in 1844 in Gibraltar.


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John Docherty's household

Male

John

Docherty

Head
Female

Elizebath

Docherty

Wife
Male

John

Docherty

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Docherty

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dougan

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Docherty
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Docherty

Head

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizebath

Docherty

Wife

Married

31

1850

Canada

John

Docherty

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Docherty

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dougan

Visitor

Unmarried

37

1844

Gibraltar

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