The Densmore surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,971 people carried this name — #8,339 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,100 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,835 in 2000.

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In print

Densmore in American newspapers,
1881–1903.

Newspaper page from The New Bloomfield, Pa. Times carrying the name Densmore
The New Bloomfield, Pa. Times 1881-01-25
Newspaper page from The Midland Journal carrying the name Densmore
The Midland Journal 1903-03-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 31,526 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Densmore in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1950s.

462 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Densmore. The most, 105, date from the 1910s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Victoria, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 186
Victoria 183
Queensland 56
South Australia 16
Western Australia 16
Tasmania 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Densmore.

Who carried it

People named Densmore,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James Densmore
    James Densmore 1820–1889 · engineer
  • Amos Densmore
    Amos Densmore 1825–1893 · inventor
  • Emmet Densmore
    Emmet Densmore 1837–1911 · writer
  • Edson S. Densmore
    Edson S. Densmore 1849–1892
  • Susannah Densmore 1786–
  • Orin Densmore 1805–1872 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Densmore,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States359 records

359 records of the Densmore name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 155
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 69
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 42
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 33
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 31
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 27
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John M. Densmore

    Born 1909 in Nebraska. Enlisted 1942 at San Francisco, California; apprentice carpenter. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1945, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Rebecca Densmore

    Arrived at New York in 1853 aboard the Enterprise from Liverpool, aged 18; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Herbert H. Densmore

    U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. Born 1930, died 1989; buried at Jerome Cemetery, Michigan.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 359 records for Densmore in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada500 records

500 records of the Densmore name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 494
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Orien Densmore

    Buried in 1981 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 77.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Nelson Densmore

    Died 1951 in South Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Bruce Douglas Densmore

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 500 records for Densmore in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia15 records

15 records of the Densmore name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 8
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 4
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William Densmore

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Asia, arriving 1825; certificate of freedom 1831.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Densmore

    Arrived in Queensland in 1875 aboard the Isles of the South, aged 20.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Andrew E. Densmore

    Dairyman of Kyneton, Victoria; died 1948.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Densmore in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

France2 records

2 records of the Densmore name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Alexander Walter Densmore

    Born 1939 in the United States; died 1991 in Libourne (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record William Frederick Densmore

    Born 1917 in the United States; died 2000 in Bordeaux (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Densmore name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Densmore

    King's (Liverpool Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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