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Household of James Melven (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 Melven and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Melven, born in 1836 in Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, consisted of 3 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Melven, born in 1853 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1881 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Melven's household

Male

James

Melven

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Melven

Wife
Male

James

Melven

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Melven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Melven

Head

Married

45

1836

Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Melven

Wife

Married

28

1853

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Melven

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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