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Household of Hugh Melling (born 1847, 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.

Hugh Melling and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Melling, born in 1847 in Aspull, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Mary Melling, born in 1853 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Hugh (born 1873 in Aspull, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and John Joseph (born 1880 in Aspull, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Hugh's Boarder, Joseph Ackers, born in 1860 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Hugh Melling's household

Male

Hugh

Melling

Head
Female

Mary

Melling

Wife
Male

Hugh

Melling

Son
Female

Margaret

Melling

Daughter
Male

John Joseph

Melling

Son
Male

Joseph

Ackers

Boarder
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Melling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Aspull, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Melling

Head

Married

34

1847

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Mary

Melling

Wife

Married

28

1853

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Hugh

Melling

Son

Single

8

1873

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Melling

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John Joseph

Melling

Son

Single

1

1880

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Ackers

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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