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Household of James Dempster (born 1854, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Menmuir, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dempster, born in 1854 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Dempster, born in 1855 in Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane A (born 1876 in Garvock, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Betsy Alexander (born 1878 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Helen Lawson (born 1880 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Step Son, George Calder Milne, born in 1871 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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James Dempster's household

Male

James

Dempster

Head
Female

Helen

Dempster

Wife
Female

Jane A

Dempster

Daughter
Female

Betsy Alexander

Dempster

Daughter
Female

Helen Lawson

Dempster

Daughter
Male

George Calder

Milne

Step Son
First name(s) James
Last name Dempster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dempster

Head

Married

27

1854

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Dempster

Wife

Married

26

1855

Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane A

Dempster

Daughter

-

5

1876

Garvock, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Betsy Alexander

Dempster

Daughter

-

3

1878

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen Lawson

Dempster

Daughter

-

1

1880

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George Calder

Milne

Step Son

-

10

1871

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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