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Household of Peter Doherty (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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.

Peter Doherty and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Doherty, born in 1843 in , consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Johan Doherty, born in 1844 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1868 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1872 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1874 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland), Ellen (born 1877 in St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Adopted Daughter, Margaret Donely, born in 1877 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Peter Doherty's household

Male

Peter

Doherty

Head
Female

Johan

Doherty

Wife
Male

Thomas

Doherty

Son
Female

Mary

Doherty

Daughter
Male

George

Doherty

Son
Male

Peter

Doherty

Son
Female

Ellen

Doherty

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Doherty

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Donely

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Doherty
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Doherty

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Johan

Doherty

Wife

Married

37

1844

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Thomas

Doherty

Son

-

13

1868

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Doherty

Daughter

-

12

1869

St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Doherty

Son

-

9

1872

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Doherty

Son

-

7

1874

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen

Doherty

Daughter

-

4

1877

St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Doherty

Daughter

-

2

1879

St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Donely

Adopted Daughter

-

4

1877

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

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