John Anderson Dempster – Merchant Navy, F.V. Caerphilly Castle
Second Engineer John Anderson Dempster – Merchant Navy, F.V. Caerphilly Castle Early Life and Family Background John Anderson Dempster was born in 1902 in Swansea , the son of Robert Mitchell Dempster and Martha Walker , who had married in 1900. 1911 Census The 1911 Census records the family living at 40 Kilvey Road, Foxhole, Swansea , where Robert, aged 30 and born in Liverpool, worked as a general labourer , while Martha, aged 31 , managed the home. Their children at that time were John (8) , Martha Jane (4) , and Robert Mitchell (1) . 1921 Census By the 1921 Census , the family was still at the same address. Robert, now 40 , was employed as a Water Inspector for the Swansea Corporation Water Works , and Martha was 41 . Their household had grown to include John Anderson (18) , recorded as a Copper Worker Furnace‑man who had previously worked for William Foster Rains, Greenfield Street , but was unemployed at the time of the census; Martha Jane (14) ; Robert Mitchell ...
