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Household of John Dempsey (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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.

John Dempsey and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dempsey, born in 1834 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Dempsey, born in 1840 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Mary A (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rose (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John McNeil, born in 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Dempsey's household

Male

John

Dempsey

Head
Female

Betsy

Dempsey

Wife
Female

Mary A

Dempsey

Daughter
Female

Rose

Dempsey

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Dempsey

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Dempsey

Daughter
Male

John

McNeil

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Dempsey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dempsey

Head

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Betsy

Dempsey

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Mary A

Dempsey

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rose

Dempsey

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Dempsey

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Dempsey

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McNeil

Boarder

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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