William Doherty

Brief Life History of William

William Doherty was born in 1807, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland as the son of Charles Doherty and Margaret Cameron. He married Ruth Connell about 1828. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851 and Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1871. He died after 22 November 1870.

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Family Time Line

William Doherty
1807–1870
Ruth Connell
1808–1868
Marriage: about 1828
Agnes Docherty
1828–
Doherty
1830–
Margaret Dougharty
1840–
Margaret Cameron Doherty
1830–
Charles Docherty
1832–
Elisabeth Halden Docherty
1834–
Charles Docherty
1837–
Robert Dougharty
1843–1912

Sources (11)

  • William Docherty in household of Robert Docherty, "Scotland Census, 1871"
  • William Docherty, "Scotland, Civil Registration, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891"
  • Wm Dougharty, "Scotland Census, 1851"

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World Events (8)

1811 · The Tron Riot

The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Liam, Brendan, Kieran, Dermot, Niall, Aileen, Cahal, Colum, Connor, Conor, Eamon, Eoin.

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dochartaigh ‘descendant of Dochartach’, a byname from docarthach ‘hard-hearted’, apparently from do + cartach ‘not loving’. Doherty is the usual Anglo-Irish spelling; compare Scottish Docherty and Manx Daugherty .

History: In Ireland, the Ua Dochartaigh family were chieftains in Donegal: chiefs of Ardmire (Raphoe), then lords of Inishowen and kings of Cenel-Conaill.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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