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Household of Edwin Mellor (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Edwin Mellor and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Mellor, born in 1840 in Royton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Edwin was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; John Thos (born 1863 in Royton, Lancashire, England), Richard D (born 1866 in Royton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1868 in Royton, Lancashire, England), Albert Edwin (born 1876 in Royton, Lancashire, England), Lucy Ellen (born 1880 in Royton, Lancashire, England), William Edwd (born 1878 in Royton, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth Ann (born 1867 in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Boarder, Alice Cowell, born in 1826 in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England.


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Edwin Mellor's household

Male

Edwin

Mellor

Head
Male

John Thos

Mellor

Son
Male

Richard D

Mellor

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Mellor

Daughter
Male

Albert Edwin

Mellor

Son
Female

Lucy Ellen

Mellor

Daughter
Male

William Edwd

Mellor

Son
Female

Alice

Cowell

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Cowell

Daughter
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Mellor
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Royton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Mellor

Head

Widower

41

1840

Royton, Lancashire, England

John Thos

Mellor

Son

Single

18

1863

Royton, Lancashire, England

Richard D

Mellor

Son

Single

15

1866

Royton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Mellor

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Royton, Lancashire, England

Albert Edwin

Mellor

Son

Single

5

1876

Royton, Lancashire, England

Lucy Ellen

Mellor

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Royton, Lancashire, England

William Edwd

Mellor

Son

Single

3

1878

Royton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Cowell

Boarder

Single

55

1826

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Cowell

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England

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