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Household of John Doherty (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

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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 Doherty and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Doherty, born in 1841 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Doherty, born in 1843 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Lilly (born 1861 in Scotland), Esther (born 1866 in Scotland), Ellen (born 1870 in Scotland), Annie (born 1872 in Scotland) and Richard (born 1879 in Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Edward (born 1831 in Scotland) and John's Boarder, James (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Doherty's household

Male

John

Doherty

Head
Female

Ellen

Doherty

Wife
Female

Lilly

Doherty

Daughter
Female

Esther

Doherty

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Doherty

Daughter
Female

Annie

Doherty

Daughter
Male

Richard

Doherty

Son
Male

Edward

O'Niel

Boarder
Male

James

Kennedy

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Doherty
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Doherty

Head

Married

40

1841

Scotland

Ellen

Doherty

Wife

Married

38

1843

Scotland

Lilly

Doherty

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Scotland

Esther

Doherty

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Scotland

Ellen

Doherty

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Scotland

Annie

Doherty

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Scotland

Richard

Doherty

Son

Single

2

1879

Scotland

Edward

O'Niel

Boarder

Married

50

1831

Scotland

James

Kennedy

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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