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 Dempster (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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 Dempster and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dempster, born in 1844 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie Brown, born in 1844 in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1869 in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Coulter, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Coulter, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and James (born 1876 in Coulter, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Brown, born in 1793 in Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland.


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

James Dempster's household

Male

James

Dempster

Head
Female

Annie

Brown

Wife
Male

John

Dempster

Son
Male

William

Dempster

Son
Male

Alexander

Dempster

Son
Male

James

Dempster

Son
Female

Margaret

Brown

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Dempster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dempster

Head

Married

37

1844

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Brown

Wife

Married

37

1844

Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Dempster

Son

-

12

1869

Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Dempster

Son

-

9

1872

Coulter, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Alexander

Dempster

Son

-

7

1874

Coulter, Peeblesshire, Scotland

James

Dempster

Son

-

5

1876

Coulter, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Brown

Mother-In-Law

Widow

88

1793

Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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 Dempster in Skirling in 1881, and follow the Dempster family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Dempster

We’ve found James Dempster in 41 family trees. Find out more about James Dempster's household and view the Dempster family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census