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Household of John Dempster (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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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 Dempster and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dempster, born in 1837 in , consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Dempster, born in 1839 in Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret S (born 1868 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Jane H (born 1870 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William (born 1872 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Agnes B (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), John (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Jessie J (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Agnes B (born 1810 in Scotland), John's Visitor, Sarah (born 1837 in Scotland), John's Visitor, James (born 1847 in Scotland), John's Governess, Jane (born 1854 in Scotland), John's Servant, Agnes (born 1854 in Scotland), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Scotland).


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John Dempster's household

Male

John

Dempster

Head
Female

Jessie

Dempster

Wife
Female

Margaret S

Dempster

Daughter
Female

Jane H

Dempster

Daughter
Male

William

Dempster

Son
Female

Agnes B

Dempster

Daughter
Male

John

Dempster

Son
Female

Jessie J

Dempster

Daughter
Female

Agnes B

Johnston

Visitor
Female

Sarah

Johnston

Visitor
Male

James

Johnston

Visitor
Female

Jane

Henderson

Governess
Female

Agnes

Cowan

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Clowe

Servant
Female

Margaret

Fraser

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dempster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dempster

Head

Married

44

1837

Scotland

Jessie

Dempster

Wife

Married

42

1839

Scotland

Margaret S

Dempster

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Jane H

Dempster

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William

Dempster

Son

Single

9

1872

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Agnes B

Dempster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John

Dempster

Son

Single

4

1877

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Jessie J

Dempster

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Agnes B

Johnston

Visitor

Widow

71

1810

Scotland

Sarah

Johnston

Visitor

Single

44

1837

Scotland

James

Johnston

Visitor

Single

34

1847

Scotland

Jane

Henderson

Governess

Single

27

1854

Scotland

Agnes

Cowan

Servant

Single

27

1854

Scotland

Elizabeth

Clowe

Servant

Single

24

1857

Scotland

Margaret

Fraser

Servant

Single

19

1862

Scotland

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