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Household of James Dempster (born 1819, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dempster, born in 1819 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Dempster, born in 1818 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary Ann, born 1852 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Adopted Daughter, Nellie Maud (born 1868 in England), James's Boarder, Jackson (born 1839 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Boarder, Charles (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Boarder, William (born 1855 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Isabella (born 1845 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, George D (born 1864 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Williamina (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Boarder, Ellen (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Boarder, William (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Dempster's household

Male

James

Dempster

Head
Female

Jane

Dempster

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Dempster

Daughter
Female

Nellie Maud

Crofton

Adopted Daughter
Male

Jackson

Robb

Boarder
Male

Charles

McCabe

Boarder
Male

William

Brr

Boarder
Female

Isabella

Brr

Boarder
Male

George D

Gater

Boarder
Female

Williamina

Barr

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Barr

Boarder
Male

William

Robb

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Dempster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dempster

Head

Married

62

1819

Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Dempster

Wife

Married

63

1818

Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Dempster

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Nellie Maud

Crofton

Adopted Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

England

Jackson

Robb

Boarder

Married

42

1839

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

McCabe

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Brr

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Brr

Boarder

Married

36

1845

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George D

Gater

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Williamina

Barr

Boarder

Unmarried

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ellen

Barr

Boarder

Unmarried

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Robb

Boarder

Unmarried

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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