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Household of Alex Dempster (born 1820, Dublin)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alex Dempster and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Dempster, born in 1820 in Dublin, Dublin, consisted of 6 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Selina Dempster, born in 1831 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Servant, Emma (born 1840 in Staffordshire, England), Alex's Servant, Ann (born 1858 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales), Alex's Servant, Leonard (born 1816 in Scotland) and Alex's Servant, Rebec (born 1849 in Allonby, Cambridgeshire, England).


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Alex Dempster's household

Male

Alex

Dempster

Head
Female

Selina

Dempster

Wife
Female

Emma

Cottrell

Servant
Female

Ann

Edwards

Servant
Male

Leonard

Gunming

Servant
Female

Rebec

Laves

Servant
First name(s) Alex
Last name Dempster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Dempster

Head

Married

61

1820

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Selina

Dempster

Wife

Married

50

1831

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Emma

Cottrell

Servant

Single

41

1840

Staffordshire, England

Ann

Edwards

Servant

Single

23

1858

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Leonard

Gunming

Servant

Married

65

1816

Scotland

Rebec

Laves

Servant

Single

32

1849

Allonby, Cambridgeshire, England

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