Origins of the Dempster surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 52North West 54Isle of ManYorkshire 55East Midlands 32West Midlands 44East 40London 150South East 47South West 15South Wales 3Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dempsters lived in london

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    5,500 Dempster Travel & migration records
    15,000 Dempsters found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Dempsters

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Dempsters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    77

    Domestic Servant

    73

    F S

    64

    Housekeeper

    58

    General Servant

    42

    Commmon male occupations for Dempsters in 1921

    Coal Miner

    125

    Farm Servant

    78

    Joiner

    72

    Tailor

    66

    Shepherd

    62

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