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 Melling (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, Lancashire, 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 Melling and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Melling, born in 1847 in Banks, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Melling, born in 1853 in Banks, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Betty (born 1869 in Banks, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Banks, Lancashire, England), James (born 1874 in Banks, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1876 in Banks, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1877 in Banks, Lancashire, England) and Ralph (born 1880 in Banks, Lancashire, England).


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

James Melling's household

Male

James

Melling

Head
Female

Jane

Melling

Wife
Female

Betty

Melling

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Melling

Daughter
Male

James

Melling

Son
Female

Mary

Melling

Daughter
Female

Jane

Melling

Daughter
Male

Ralph

Melling

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Melling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Banks, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Melling

Head

Married

34

1847

Banks, Lancashire, England

Jane

Melling

Wife

Married

28

1853

Banks, Lancashire, England

Betty

Melling

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Banks, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Melling

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Banks, Lancashire, England

James

Melling

Son

Single

7

1874

Banks, Lancashire, England

Mary

Melling

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Banks, Lancashire, England

Jane

Melling

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Banks, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Melling

Son

Single

1

1880

Banks, Lancashire, 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 Melling in Ormskirk in 1881, and follow the Melling family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Melling

We’ve found James Melling in 52 family trees. Find out more about James Melling's household and view the Melling family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census