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Household of John Melling (born 1845, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Melling, born in 1845 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Melling, born in 1843 in Croston, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Alice B (born 1870 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Annie G (born 1871 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Thomas N (born 1873 in Southport, Lancashire, England) and John I (born 1875 in Southport, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Uncle, John B (born 1818 in Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Sarah (born 1864 in -) and John's Servant, Emma (born 1864 in Cheshire, England).


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John Melling's household

Male

John

Melling

Head
Female

Alice

Melling

Wife
Female

Alice B

Melling

Daughter
Female

Annie G

Melling

Daughter
Male

Thomas N

Melling

Son
Male

John I

Melling

Son
Male

John B

Thornton

Uncle
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Servant
Female

Emma

Harris

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Melling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Melling

Head

Married

36

1845

Lancashire, England

Alice

Melling

Wife

Married

38

1843

Croston, Lancashire, England

Alice B

Melling

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Southport, Lancashire, England

Annie G

Melling

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Southport, Lancashire, England

Thomas N

Melling

Son

Single

8

1873

Southport, Lancashire, England

John I

Melling

Son

Single

6

1875

Southport, Lancashire, England

John B

Thornton

Uncle

Single

63

1818

Lancashire, England

Sarah

Wilson

Servant

Single

17

1864

-

Emma

Harris

Servant

Single

17

1864

Cheshire, England

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