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Facts and Events
James Doherty was born in Ireland in around 1845. He was the son of a seamstress called Eliza Doherty, formerly Davis, and her husband George Doherty, a joiner. Prior to his birth his parents had lived in England, in the town of Wigan in Lancashire, appearing there in the 1841 census and having a son John there in 1842. They appear to have returned to Ireland before James's birth, although it has yet to be established whereabouts in Ireland James was born.
By 1861 the family had returned to Wigan, although James's father had died by this time as his mother was described as a widow. James was working as an apprentice printer. The 1871 census finds James working as a compositor printer and still living in Wigan with his mother.
On 3rd April 1875 James married Eliza Kempson at Luton. A marriage notice in the local newspaper described him as a compositor of Preston, Lancashire, which may indicate that he had moved from Wigan. After their marriage, they settled in Luton.
Eliza must have been heavily pregnant when they married; she gave birth just over three weeks later to a son named Samuel George Doherty. The following year Eliza conceived again, but James did not live to see the baby. James died on 10th December 1876, but the baby, a girl called Eliza Elizabeth, was not born until 3rd January 1877. James was said to be 31 years old when he died. The local newspaper reported that he had been the secretary of the Luton branch of the Printers' Typographical Society.
Eliza remarried just over three years after James's death.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class RG9; Piece 2775; Folio 73; Page 42, 7 Apr 1861.
Address: 39 Great George Street, Wigan, Lancashire
Eliza Doherty, head, widow, female, 49 [1811/12], Seamstress, b. Ireland
Henry Doherty, son, male, 26 [1834/5], House Joiner, b. Ireland
John Doherty, son, male, 18 [1842/3], Blacksmiths Ass[istan]t, b. Wigan, Lancashire
James Doherty, son, male, 15 [1845/6], Printer (Ap[prentice]), b. Ireland
- ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class RG10; Piece 3886; Folio 131; Page 24, 2 Apr 1871.
Address: 11 Bradford Street, Wigan, Lancashire
James Lister McAndrew, head, married, male, 29 [1841/2], Joiner, b. Scotland
Margaret McAndrew, wife, married, female, 26 [1844/5], b. Wigan, Lancashire
James McAndrew, son, male, 1 [1869/70], b. Wigan, Lancashire
Joshua Hartley, brother-in-law, unmarried, male, 18 [1852/3], Mule Piecer in Cotton Mill, b. Wigan, Lancashire
Elizabeth Hartley, sister-in-law, unmarried, female, 21 [1849/50], Stubber in Cotton Mill, b. Wigan, Lancashire
Mary Litchford, boarder, unmarried, female, 21 [1849/50], Stubber in Cotton Mill, b. Wigan, Lancashire
Eliza Doherty, boarder, widow, female, 63 [1807/8], Plain Sewer, b. Ireland
James Doherty, visitor, unmarried, male, 25 [1845/6], Printers Compositor, b. Ireland
- ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
d. James DOHERTY, December Quarter 1876, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 274, aged 31 [1844/5]
- ↑ Luton Times and Advertiser, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
16 Dec 1876.
DEATHS.
On the 10th inst., at Foundry Row, Luton, Mr James Doherty, late secretary to the Luton branch of the Printers' Typographical Society, aged 31 years.
- England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class HO107; Piece 523; Book 14; Folio 7; Page 7, 6 Jun 1841.
Address: Wallgate Street, Wigan, Lancashire
George Doherty, male, 25 [1811-16], Joiner, b. Ireland
Eliza Doherty, female, 25 [1811-16], b. Ireland
Henry Doherty, male, 7 [1833/4], b. Ireland
Margaret Doherty, female, 2 [1838/9], born in county
Appear to be James's parents and siblings in 1841 census.
- Births index for James's brother John., in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
b. John DOHERTY, September Quarter 1842, Wigan Registration District, Volume 21, page 718, mother's maiden name Davis
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