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Household of Thomas Docherty (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

Thomas Docherty and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Docherty, born in 1841 in , consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Docherty, born in 1838 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Georgina (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Catherine (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Cousin, Margaret (born 1860 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Docherty's household

Male

Thomas

Docherty

Head
Female

Margaret

Docherty

Wife
Female

Margaret

Docherty

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Docherty

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Docherty

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Tracey

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Mulholland

Cousin
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Docherty
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Docherty

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Margaret

Docherty

Wife

Married

43

1838

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Docherty

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina

Docherty

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Docherty

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Tracey

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mulholland

Cousin

Unmarried

21

1860

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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