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Household of Henry Melling (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Henry Melling and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Melling, born in 1851 in Aspall, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Melling, born in 1854 in Adlington, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; William Hy (born 1873 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1876 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Maud Annie (born 1880 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Mother, Mary (born 1811 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Henry's Boarder, Elias (born 1857 in Adlington, Lancashire, England), Henry's Boarder, Walter (born 1867 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Henry's Boarder, William (born 1857 in Haydock, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Melling's household

Male

Henry

Melling

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Melling

Wife
Female

Mary

Melling

Mother
Male

William Hy

Melling

Son
Male

John

Melling

Son
Female

Maud Annie

Melling

Daughter
Male

Elias

Malsden

Boarder
Male

Walter

Malsden

Boarder
Male

William

Shannon

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Melling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Aspall, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Melling

Head

Married

30

1851

Aspall, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Melling

Wife

Married

27

1854

Adlington, Lancashire, England

Mary

Melling

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

William Hy

Melling

Son

Single

8

1873

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

John

Melling

Son

Single

5

1876

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Maud Annie

Melling

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Elias

Malsden

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Adlington, Lancashire, England

Walter

Malsden

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

William

Shannon

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Haydock, Lancashire, England

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