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Household of William Docherty (born 1840, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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.

William Docherty and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Docherty, born in 1840 in Dailly, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Barbara Docherty, born in 1838 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Helen (born 1866 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1871 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1873 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and David (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Docherty's household

Male

William

Docherty

Head
Female

Barbara

Docherty

Wife
Female

Helen

Docherty

Daughter
Male

John

Docherty

Son
Male

William

Docherty

Son
Female

Barbara

Docherty

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Docherty

Son
Female

Grace

Docherty

Daughter
Male

David

Docherty

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Docherty
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Docherty

Head

Married

41

1840

Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland

Barbara

Docherty

Wife

Married

43

1838

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Docherty

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Docherty

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Docherty

Son

-

12

1869

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Barbara

Docherty

Daughter

-

10

1871

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Matthew

Docherty

Son

-

8

1873

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Grace

Docherty

Daughter

-

4

1877

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Docherty

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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