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Household of John Dempsy (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haslingden, Lancashire, 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 Dempsy and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dempsy, born in 1841 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Dempsy, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Darby (born 1861 in Ireland), Mary (born 1863 in Ireland), Catherine (born 1865 in Ireland), Bridget (born 1867 in Ireland) and Ann (born 1869 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1869 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England), John's Step Daughter, Catherine (born 1871 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England) and John's Cousin, Anthony (born 1855 in Ireland).


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John Dempsy's household

Male

John

Dempsy

Head
Female

Mary

Dempsy

Wife
Male

Darby

Dempsy

Son
Female

Mary

Dempsy

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Dempsy

Daughter
Female

Bridget

Dempsy

Daughter
Female

Ann

Dempsy

Daughter
Female

Mary

Kelly

Step Daughter
Female

Catherine

Kelly

Step Daughter
Male

Anthony

Walsh

Cousin
First name(s) John
Last name Dempsy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dempsy

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary

Dempsy

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Darby

Dempsy

Son

Single

20

1861

Ireland

Mary

Dempsy

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Ireland

Catherine

Dempsy

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ireland

Bridget

Dempsy

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ireland

Ann

Dempsy

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ireland

Mary

Kelly

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Kelly

Step Daughter

Single

10

1871

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

Anthony

Walsh

Cousin

Widower

26

1855

Ireland

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