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Household of William Docherty (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Docherty, born in 1841 in , consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Docherty, born in 1843 in Ormiston, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1866 in Ormiston, Midlothian, Scotland), Katie (born 1870 in Ormiston, Midlothian, Scotland), Daniel (born 1873 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1876 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, John (born 1846 in Ireland), William's Lodger, Patrick (born 1838 in Ireland), William's Lodger, Owen (born 1852 in Ireland) and William's Lodger, John (born 1836 in Ireland).


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William Docherty's household

Male

William

Docherty

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Docherty

Wife
Male

Alexander

Docherty

Son
Female

Katie

Docherty

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Docherty

Son
Male

William

Docherty

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Docherty

Daughter
Male

James

Docherty

Son
Male

John

Flinn

Lodger
Male

Patrick

Murphy

Lodger
Male

Owen

Hoy

Lodger
Male

John

Moran

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

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Docherty

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Elizabeth

Docherty

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ormiston, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Docherty

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Ormiston, Midlothian, Scotland

Katie

Docherty

Daughter

-

11

1870

Ormiston, Midlothian, Scotland

Daniel

Docherty

Son

-

8

1873

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Docherty

Son

-

5

1876

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Docherty

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Docherty

Son

-

2

1879

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Flinn

Lodger

Unmarried

35

1846

Ireland

Patrick

Murphy

Lodger

Unmarried

43

1838

Ireland

Owen

Hoy

Lodger

Unmarried

29

1852

Ireland

John

Moran

Lodger

Unmarried

45

1836

Ireland

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