Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Dempsey (born 1844, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, London,Middlesex, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

James Dempsey and 10 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dempsey, born in 1844 in Stepney, Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emma Dempsey, born in 1846 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1866 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1869 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England) and Bertha (born 1877 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother In Law, Walter (born 1864 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), James's Brother In Law, Charles (born 1852 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), James's Boarder, William (born 1854 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, John (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, Lillie (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, Mary (born 1829 in Ireland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Dempsey's household

Male

James

Dempsey

Head
Female

Emma

Dempsey

Wife
Female

Alice

Dempsey

Daughter
Female

Emma

Dempsey

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Dempsey

Daughter
Male

Walter

Harris

Brother In Law
Male

Charles

Harris

Brother In Law
Male

William

Eccleston

Boarder
Male

John

Eccleston

Boarder
Female

Lillie

Eccleston

Boarder
Female

Mary

Eccleston

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Dempsey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Stepney, Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dempsey

Head

Married

37

1844

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Emma

Dempsey

Wife

Married

35

1846

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Alice

Dempsey

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Emma

Dempsey

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Bertha

Dempsey

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Walter

Harris

Brother In Law

Single

17

1864

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Charles

Harris

Brother In Law

Single

29

1852

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William

Eccleston

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Eccleston

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Lillie

Eccleston

Boarder

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Eccleston

Boarder

Widow

52

1829

Ireland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Dempsey in Whitechapel in 1881, and follow the Dempsey family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Dempsey

We’ve found James Dempsey in 64 family trees. Find out more about James Dempsey's household and view the Dempsey family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census