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Household of Alice Melling (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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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.

Alice Melling and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alice Melling, born in 1840 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. Alice was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were Alice's Servant, Catherine (born 1829 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Alice's Boarder, Ellen (born 1831 in Samlesbury, Lancashire, England).


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Alice Melling's household

Female

Alice

Melling

Head
Female

Catherine

Shorrock

Servant
Female

Ellen

Shorrock

Boarder
First name(s) Alice
Last name Melling
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alice

Melling

Head

Single

41

1840

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Shorrock

Servant

Widow

52

1829

York, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Shorrock

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Samlesbury, Lancashire, England

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