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Household of Joseph Melling (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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.

Joseph Melling and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Melling, born in 1826 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Melling, born in 1829 in Rufford, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1858 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1861 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England), Isabella (born 1870 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1874 in Broughton, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Melling's household

Male

Joseph

Melling

Head
Female

Ellen

Melling

Wife
Male

John

Melling

Son
Female

Mary

Melling

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Melling

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Melling

Daughter
Male

Henry

Melling

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Melling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Melling

Head

Married

55

1826

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Melling

Wife

Married

52

1829

Rufford, Lancashire, England

John

Melling

Son

Single

23

1858

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Mary

Melling

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Melling

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Melling

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Henry

Melling

Son

Single

7

1874

Broughton, Lancashire, England

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