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Household of John Melling (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

John Melling and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Melling, born in 1836 in Holland, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Melling, born in 1842 in Southport, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1866 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1870 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Burscough, Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1876 in Ainsdale, Lancashire, England).


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John Melling's household

Male

John

Melling

Head
Female

Jane

Melling

Wife
Male

Thomas

Melling

Son
Female

Alice

Melling

Daughter
Female

Jane

Melling

Daughter
Male

John

Melling

Son
Male

Edward

Melling

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Melling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Holland, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Melling

Head

Married

45

1836

Holland, Lancashire, England

Jane

Melling

Wife

Married

39

1842

Southport, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Melling

Son

Single

17

1864

Southport, Lancashire, England

Alice

Melling

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

Jane

Melling

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

John

Melling

Son

Single

7

1874

Burscough, Lancashire, England

Edward

Melling

Son

Single

5

1876

Ainsdale, Lancashire, England

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