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Household of James Melling (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wortley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Melling, born in 1843 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Melling, born in 1843 in Handforth, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth E (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Lucy (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John F (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Percy (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Nurse, Mary Clay, born in 1833 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.


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James Melling's household

Male

James

Melling

Head
Female

Mary

Melling

Wife
Female

Elizabeth E

Melling

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Melling

Daughter
Female

Annie

Melling

Daughter
Male

John F

Melling

Son
Male

Percy

Melling

Son
Female

Edith

Melling

Daughter
Female

Mary

Clay

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Melling

Head

Married

38

1843

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Melling

Wife

Married

38

1843

Handforth, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth E

Melling

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Melling

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Melling

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John F

Melling

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Percy

Melling

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Melling

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Clay

Nurse

Single

48

1833

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

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