Notes A birth registration was found for Frederick Albert Doherty; Year of Registration: 1895; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: West Bromwich; County: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire; Volume: 6b; Page: 865.
In 1901, Frederick A. Doherty, 5 years of age, is shown residing at 52 Devonshire Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Other family members included: Frederick Doherty, 33, oil refiner; Lucy Doherty, 4; Joseph Doherty, 6; Lucy Doherty, 28; and, Rhoda E. Doherty, 2. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 2850; Folio: 143; Page: 33.) (Three other children were born to Frederick and Lucy after the census was complete: Bertha Doherty b. May 25, 1904; James Doherty b. February 2, 1907; and Norman Terrence DOHERTY, b April 20, 1909, all born in the Liverpool, Lancashire, England, area.)
In 1910, Frederick A. Doherty, 14, (along with his brother, James (Joseph) Doherty, 15, and sisters, Lucy Doherty, 14, and Rhoda Doherty, 11) arrived in Quebec, Canada, with a group of 78 children en route to Knowlton, Quebec, Canada.
In 1911, Frederick Doherty, 15, was shown as a servant / laborer for James McNaughton and family at Melbourne, Richmond-Wolfe, Quebec, Canada. His date of birth is shown as November 1896, and his immigration year as 1910.
On December 2, 1915, Frederick Albert Doherty enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces (Service Number: 748036; Age: 21; Force: Army; Unit: 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles (Quebec Regiment).) He declared that he was born in West Bromich, England; that his next of kin was his father, Frederick Doherty, who resided at Greyholme, near Blackburn, England; that his birthdate was November 15, 1895; and that he was a farmer's helper. He was described as 5 foot 3-1/2 inches in height; fair complexion; gray eyes; and light brown hair. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith.
Private Frederick Albert Doherty died April 9, 1917, at Vimy, France. He is buried at ECOIVRES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais,France (Grave Reference: V. C. 23.)