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Household of John Dempster (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 Dempster and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dempster, born in 1831 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Dempster, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Edward (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Henry (born 1849 in -), John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, George (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Dempster's household

Male

John

Dempster

Head
Female

Helen

Dempster

Wife
Male

George

Dempster

Son
Male

Edward

Dempster

Son
Male

Helen

Dempster

Daughter
Male

William

Dempster

Son
Female

Sarah

Dempster

Daughter
Male

Henry

Robertson

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Robertson

Visitor
Male

George

Candon

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Dempster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dempster

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Helen

Dempster

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Dempster

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

Dempster

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Dempster

Daughter

-

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Dempster

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Dempster

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Robertson

Visitor

Married

32

1849

-

Elizabeth

Robertson

Visitor

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Candon

Boarder

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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