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Household of James Melon (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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 Melon and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Melon, born in 1833 in , consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Melon, born in 1830 in Ireland. They had 9 children; Mary (born 1854 in Ireland), Thomas (born 1856 in Ireland), Edward (born 1858 in Ireland), Jane (born 1861 in Ireland), James (born 1864 in Birtley, Durham, England), Hannah (born 1866 in Birtley, Durham, England), Alice (born 1868 in Birtley, Durham, England), Sarah (born 1871 in Birtley, Durham, England) and Isabella (born 1874 in Birtley, Durham, England).


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James Melon's household

Male

James

Melon

Head
Female

Sarah

Melon

Wife
Female

Mary

Melon

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Melon

Son
Male

Edward

Melon

Son
Female

Jane

Melon

Daughter
Male

James

Melon

Son
Female

Hannah

Melon

Daughter
Female

Alice

Melon

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Melon

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Melon

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Melon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Melon

Head

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Sarah

Melon

Wife

Married

51

1830

Ireland

Mary

Melon

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Ireland

Thomas

Melon

Son

Single

25

1856

Ireland

Edward

Melon

Son

Single

23

1858

Ireland

Jane

Melon

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Ireland

James

Melon

Son

Single

17

1864

Birtley, Durham, England

Hannah

Melon

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Birtley, Durham, England

Alice

Melon

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Birtley, Durham, England

Sarah

Melon

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Birtley, Durham, England

Isabella

Melon

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Birtley, Durham, England

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