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Household of James Melling (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

James Melling and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Melling, born in 1843 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Melling, born in 1845 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Father, Thomas Melling, born in 1805 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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James Melling's household

Male

James

Melling

Head
Female

Mary

Melling

Wife
Male

William

Melling

Son
Female

Annie

Melling

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Melling

Son
Male

Thomas

Melling

Father
First name(s) James
Last name Melling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Melling

Head

Married

38

1843

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Melling

Wife

Married

36

1845

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

William

Melling

Son

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

Annie

Melling

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Melling

Son

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Melling

Father

Widower

76

1805

Preston, Lancashire, England

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