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Household of Matthew Docharty (born 1842, 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.

Matthew Docharty and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Docharty, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Catherine (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Nellie (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Sister-In-Law, Marion McEwan, born in 1856 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Matthew Docharty's household

Male

Matthew

Docharty

Head
Female

Catherine

Docharty

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Docharty

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Docharty

Son
Female

Nellie

Docharty

Daughter
Female

Marion

McEwan

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Docharty
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Docharty

Head

Widower

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Docharty

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Docharty

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Docharty

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Nellie

Docharty

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

McEwan

Sister-In-Law

Married

25

1856

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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