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Household of John Docherty (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Docherty, born in 1843 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Docherty, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Maria (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Son, James Kelly, born in 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Docherty's household

Male

John

Docherty

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Docherty

Wife
Male

James

Kelly

Step Son
Female

Mary Ann

Docherty

Daughter
Male

John

Docherty

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Docherty

Daughter
Male

William

Docherty

Son
Female

Maria

Docherty

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Docherty
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Docherty

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Elizabeth

Docherty

Wife

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Kelly

Step Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Ann

Docherty

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Docherty

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Docherty

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Docherty

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maria

Docherty

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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