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Household of Samuel Dempster (born 1849, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

Samuel Dempster and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Dempster, born in 1849 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Agnes Dempster, born in 1855 in Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1881 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Pathhead, Fife, Scotland) and Samuel's Boarder, Benjamin (born 1859 in England).


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Samuel Dempster's household

Male

Samuel

Dempster

Head
Female

Agnes

Dempster

Wife
Male

William

Dempster

Son
Male

James

Dempster

Son
Female

Catherine

Dempster

Daughter
Male

William

Beveridge

Boarder
Male

Benjamin

McIntosh

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Dempster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Dempster

Head

Married

32

1849

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Dempster

Wife

Married

26

1855

Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Dempster

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Dempster

Son

-

2

1879

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Dempster

Daughter

-

0

1881

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Beveridge

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Pathhead, Fife, Scotland

Benjamin

McIntosh

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

England

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