William Docherty was born in 1807, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland as the son of Charles Doherty and Margaret Cameron. He married Ruth Connell about 1828, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1871. He died on 7 October 1874, in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 67.
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Irish (Antrim) and Scottish (Lanarkshire): usual Scottish form of Irish Doherty .
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