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Household of James Dempster (born 1829, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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.

James Dempster and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dempster, born in 1829 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Dempster, born in 1838 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1859 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1877 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Mary Campbell, born in 1864 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.


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James Dempster's household

Male

James

Dempster

Head
Female

Isabella

Dempster

Wife
Female

Ann

Dempster

Daughter
Male

John

Dempster

Son
Male

James

Dempster

Son
Female

Isabella

Dempster

Daughter
Female

Mary

Campbell

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Dempster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dempster

Head

Married

52

1829

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Dempster

Wife

Married

43

1838

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Dempster

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Dempster

Son

-

12

1869

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Dempster

Son

-

9

1872

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Dempster

Daughter

-

4

1877

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Campbell

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

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