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Household of James Dempster (born 1857, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dempster, born in 1857 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dempster, born in 1858 in Ireland. They had 2 children; James (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Broadly, born in 1835 in Ireland.


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James Dempster's household

Male

James

Dempster

Head
Female

Margaret

Dempster

Wife
Male

James

Dempster

Son
Male

John

Dempster

Son
Female

Margaret

Broadly

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Dempster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dempster

Head

Married

24

1857

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dempster

Wife

Married

23

1858

Ireland

James

Dempster

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Dempster

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Broadly

Mother-In-Law

Married

46

1835

Ireland

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