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Household of Alexander Dempster (born 1836, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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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.
Alexander Dempster and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dempster, born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Marian Dempster, born in 1839 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Maggie (born 1870 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexandrina (born 1876 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1879 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Lodger, James Moffat, born in 1857 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Dempster's household
Alexander
Dempster
Head
Marian
Dempster
Wife
Maggie
Dempster
Daughter
Agnes
Dempster
Daughter
Alexandrina
Dempster
Daughter
Isabella
Dempster
Daughter
James
Moffat
Lodger
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Dempster |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Dempster | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Marian | Dempster | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Dempster | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Dempster | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexandrina | Dempster | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Dempster | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Moffat | Lodger | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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