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Household of John Docherty (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts (Middle), 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Docherty, born in 1839 in , consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan Docherty, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 5 children; James (born 1868 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, William (born 1859 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Patrick (born 1861 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Michael (born 1860 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Nurse, Mary (born 1864 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Docherty's household

Male

John

Docherty

Head
Female

Susan

Docherty

Wife
Male

William

Baird

Step Son
Male

James

Docherty

Son
Female

Jane

Docherty

Daughter
Male

John

Docherty

Son
Male

Thomas

Docherty

Son
Female

Mary

Docherty

Daughter
Male

Patrick

McGhee

Lodger
Male

Michael

Gainor

Lodger
Female

Mary

Roany

Nurse
First name(s) John
Last name Docherty
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Docherty

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Susan

Docherty

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

William

Baird

Step Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Ireland

James

Docherty

Son

-

13

1868

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Docherty

Daughter

-

11

1870

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Docherty

Son

-

6

1875

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Docherty

Son

-

4

1877

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Docherty

Daughter

-

2

1879

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Patrick

McGhee

Lodger

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

Michael

Gainor

Lodger

Unmarried

21

1860

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Roany

Nurse

Unmarried

17

1864

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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