Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Melcolm (born 1833, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

James Melcolm and 2 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Melcolm, born in 1833 in Essex, consisted of 3 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Beatrice J, born 1872 in Barnsbury, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Rebecca Cohen, born in 1823 in Middlesex, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Melcolm's household

Male

James

Melcolm

Head
Female

Beatrice J

Melcolm

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Cohen

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Melcolm
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Melcolm

Head

Widower

48

1833

Essex, England

Beatrice J

Melcolm

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Barnsbury, Middlesex, England

Rebecca

Cohen

Lodger

Married

58

1823

Middlesex, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Melcolm in Islington in 1881, and follow the Melcolm family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

Find your ancestors in our family trees

Search for your ancestors in over 4.5 million family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census