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Household of John Melson (born 1806, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Melson and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Melson, born in 1806 in Surfleet, Lincolnshire, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Melson, born in 1807 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Hannah Day, born in 1817 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.


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John Melson's household

Male

John

Melson

Head
Female

Ellen

Melson

Wife
Female

Hannah

Day

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Melson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Surfleet, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Melson

Head

Married

75

1806

Surfleet, Lincolnshire, England

Ellen

Melson

Wife

Married

74

1807

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Hannah

Day

Servant

Widow

64

1817

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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