William Doherty

1807–after 22 November 1870 (Age 63)
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

The Life Summary 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, at the age of 63.

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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 Doherty
1830–
Charles Docherty
1832–
Elisabeth Halden Docherty
1834–
Charles Docherty
1837–
Robert Dougharty
1843–1912

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World Events (8)

1811 · The Tron Riot
Age 4
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
Age 8
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1830
Age 23
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dochartaigh ‘descendant of Dochartach’, a byname from do + cartach ‘not loving’. The family were chieftains in Donegal.

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

Possible Related Names

Darity
Darty
Daugherty
Daughety
Docherty
Dockery
Dorrity
Dougharty
Dougherty
O’Doherty

Sources (9)

  • William Docherty in household of Robert Docherty, "Scotland Census, 1871"
  • Wm Dougharty, "Scotland Census, 1851"
  • William Docherty, "Scotland Census, 1861"

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