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Household of Thomas Doherty (born 1847, Donegal)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old or West Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, 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 Doherty and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Doherty, born in 1847 in Donegal, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Doherty, born in 1842 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1866 in Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Daniel (born 1869 in Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1871 in Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Jessie Foster, born in 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Doherty's household

Male

Thomas

Doherty

Head
Female

Catherine

Doherty

Wife
Male

Thomas

Doherty

Son
Male

Daniel

Doherty

Son
Male

Matthew

Doherty

Son
Male

William

Doherty

Son
Female

Jessie

Foster

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Doherty
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Donegal, Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Doherty

Head

Married

34

1847

Donegal, Ireland

Catherine

Doherty

Wife

Married

39

1842

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Doherty

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Daniel

Doherty

Son

-

12

1869

Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Matthew

Doherty

Son

-

10

1871

Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William

Doherty

Son

-

1

1880

Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jessie

Foster

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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