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Household of Michael Docherty (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastern Old Monkland, 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.

Michael Docherty and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Docherty, born in 1831 in , consisted of 7 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Margaret Docherty, born in 1838 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Edward (born 1861 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1857 in Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Michael's Grandson, Patrick (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Michael's Grandson, Edward (born 1880 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Michael Docherty's household

Male

Michael

Docherty

Head
Female

Margaret

Docherty

Wife
Male

Edward

Docherty

Son
Male

James

Docherty

Son
Female

Mary

Lafferty

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Lafferty

Grandson
Male

Edward

Lafferty

Grandson
First name(s) Michael
Last name Docherty
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Docherty

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Margaret

Docherty

Wife

Married

43

1838

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Edward

Docherty

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Docherty

Son

-

11

1870

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Lafferty

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Patrick

Lafferty

Grandson

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

Lafferty

Grandson

-

1

1880

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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