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Household of Peter Docherty (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Peter Docherty and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Docherty, born in 1842 in , consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jemima Docherty, born in 1844 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1868 in Scotland), James M (born 1870 in Scotland), William C (born 1874 in Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Scotland) and Peter (born 1879 in Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Sister, Elizabeth Docherty, born in 1846 in Scotland.


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Peter Docherty's household

Male

Peter

Docherty

Head
Female

Jemima

Docherty

Wife
Male

Charles

Docherty

Son
Male

James M

Docherty

Son
Male

William C

Docherty

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Docherty

Daughter
Male

Peter

Docherty

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Docherty

Sister
First name(s) Peter
Last name Docherty
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Docherty

Head

Married

39

1842

Scotland

Jemima

Docherty

Wife

Married

37

1844

Scotland

Charles

Docherty

Son

Single

13

1868

Scotland

James M

Docherty

Son

Single

11

1870

Scotland

William C

Docherty

Son

Single

7

1874

Scotland

Elizabeth

Docherty

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Scotland

Peter

Docherty

Son

Single

2

1879

Scotland

Elizabeth

Docherty

Sister

Single

35

1846

Scotland

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