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Household of Charles Mellis (born 1839, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cawdor, Invernessshire, Scotland

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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.

Charles Mellis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Mellis, born in 1839 in Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mellis, born in 1843 in Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1864 in Banffshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Banffshire, Scotland), George (born 1870 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1874 in Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Charles's Boarder, John Bayne, born in 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Charles Mellis's household

Male

Charles

Mellis

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mellis

Wife
Male

Charles

Mellis

Son
Male

James

Mellis

Son
Male

George

Mellis

Son
Female

Mary

Mellis

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Mellis

Daughter
Male

John

Bayne

Boarder
First name(s) Charles
Last name Mellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Mellis

Head

Married

42

1839

Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mellis

Wife

Married

38

1843

Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland

Charles

Mellis

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Banffshire, Scotland

James

Mellis

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Banffshire, Scotland

George

Mellis

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

Mary

Mellis

Daughter

-

9

1872

Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland

Catherine

Mellis

Daughter

-

7

1874

Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland

John

Bayne

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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