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Household of William Dempsey (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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.

William Dempsey and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dempsey, born in 1843 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Dempsey, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Daniel (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Francis (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margrete (born 1876 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Louisa (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Dempsey's household

Male

William

Dempsey

Head
Female

Martha

Dempsey

Wife
Male

Daniel

Dempsey

Son
Male

John

Dempsey

Son
Male

Francis

Dempsey

Son
Female

Margrete

Dempsey

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dempsey

Daughter
Female

Martha

Dempsey

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Dempsey

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Dempsey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dempsey

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Martha

Dempsey

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Daniel

Dempsey

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Dempsey

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis

Dempsey

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margrete

Dempsey

Daughter

-

5

1876

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Dempsey

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Dempsey

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Louisa

Dempsey

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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