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Household of George Melling (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

George Melling and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Melling, born in 1825 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Martha Melling, born in 1826 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Joseph (born 1855 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1857 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1860 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Dinah (born 1862 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1866 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Fred (born 1867 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Visitor, Thurston Wiggins, born in 1860 in Bury, Lancashire, England.


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George Melling's household

Male

George

Melling

Head
Female

Martha

Melling

Wife
Male

Joseph

Melling

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Melling

Daughter
Female

Martha

Melling

Daughter
Female

Dinah

Melling

Daughter
Female

Emily

Melling

Daughter
Male

Fred

Melling

Son
Male

Thurston

Wiggins

Visitor
First name(s) George
Last name Melling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Melling

Head

Married

56

1825

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Melling

Wife

Married

55

1826

Bury, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Melling

Son

Single

26

1855

Bury, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Melling

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Bury, Lancashire, England

Martha

Melling

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bury, Lancashire, England

Dinah

Melling

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bury, Lancashire, England

Emily

Melling

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bury, Lancashire, England

Fred

Melling

Son

Single

14

1867

Bury, Lancashire, England

Thurston

Wiggins

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Bury, Lancashire, England

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