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Household of William Docherty (born 1827, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, 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.

William Docherty and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Docherty, born in 1827 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Docherty, born in 1834 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Elisabeth W (born 1855 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Richard W (born 1863 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Margaret M (born 1866 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), James B (born 1870 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Charles W (born 1872 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Andrew W (born 1877 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).


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William Docherty's household

Male

William

Docherty

Head
Female

Margaret

Docherty

Wife
Female

Elisabeth W

Docherty

Daughter
Male

Richard W

Docherty

Son
Female

Margaret M

Docherty

Daughter
Male

James B

Docherty

Son
Male

Charles W

Docherty

Son
Male

Andrew W

Docherty

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Docherty
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Docherty

Head

Married

54

1827

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Docherty

Wife

Married

47

1834

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elisabeth W

Docherty

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Richard W

Docherty

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret M

Docherty

Daughter

-

15

1866

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

James B

Docherty

Son

-

11

1870

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Charles W

Docherty

Son

-

9

1872

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Andrew W

Docherty

Son

-

4

1877

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

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