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Household of Eleanor Melling (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Eleanor Melling and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eleanor Melling, born in 1823 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Eleanor was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Mary A (born 1877 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England), Joseph C (born 1879 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England) and Jane (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Eleanor's Lodger Head, Charles Roberts, born in 1856 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England.


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Eleanor Melling's household

Female

Eleanor

Melling

Head
Male

Charles

Roberts

Lodger Head
Female

Martha

Roberts

Wife
Female

Mary A

Roberts

Daughter
Male

Joseph C

Roberts

Son
Female

Jane

Roberts

Daughter
First name(s) Eleanor
Last name Melling
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eleanor

Melling

Head

Widow

58

1823

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Charles

Roberts

Lodger Head

Married

25

1856

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Martha

Roberts

Wife

Married

24

1857

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Roberts

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Joseph C

Roberts

Son

Single

2

1879

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Jane

Roberts

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

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