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Household of John Doherty (born 1844, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Corstorphine, 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 Doherty and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Doherty, born in 1844 in Colinton, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Doherty, born in 1846 in Ireland. They had 7 children; John (born 1868 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1872 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary A (born 1875 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland) and Annie H (born 1880 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Doherty's household

Male

John

Doherty

Head
Female

Margaret

Doherty

Wife
Male

John

Doherty

Son
Female

Margaret

Doherty

Daughter
Female

Helen

Doherty

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Doherty

Son
Female

Mary A

Doherty

Daughter
Male

William

Doherty

Son
Female

Annie H

Doherty

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Doherty
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Doherty

Head

Married

37

1844

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Doherty

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ireland

John

Doherty

Son

-

13

1868

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Doherty

Daughter

-

11

1870

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Doherty

Daughter

-

9

1872

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Doherty

Son

-

7

1874

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary A

Doherty

Daughter

-

6

1875

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Doherty

Son

-

5

1876

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie H

Doherty

Daughter

-

1

1880

Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

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