Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Dempster (born 1839)

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Dempster and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dempster, born in 1839 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Dempster, born in 1842 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Helen (born 1867 in Maryport, Cumberland, England), Catherine (born 1871 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Nicholas (born 1874 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Peter L (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and William J (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Dempster's household

Male

William

Dempster

Head
Female

Helen

Dempster

Wife
Female

Helen

Dempster

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Dempster

Daughter
Female

Nicholas

Dempster

Daughter
Male

Peter L

Dempster

Son
Male

William J

Dempster

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Dempster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dempster

Head

Married

42

1839

Scotland

Helen

Dempster

Wife

Married

39

1842

Scotland

Helen

Dempster

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Maryport, Cumberland, England

Catherine

Dempster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Nicholas

Dempster

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Peter L

Dempster

Son

Single

4

1877

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William J

Dempster

Son

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Dempster in Birkenhead in 1881, and follow the Dempster family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

Find your ancestors in our family trees

Search for your ancestors in over 4.5 million family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census