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Household of Mary Melling (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Mary Melling and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mary Melling, born in 1836 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Mary was the head of the household, married to John Melling, born in 1859 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1859 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1865 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1868 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1873 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1873 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Mary's Lodger, John Bibbey, born in 1819 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England.


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Mary Melling's household

Female

Mary

Melling

Head
Male

John

Melling

Son
Female

Margaret

Melling

Daughter
Female

Alice

Melling

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Melling

Son
Male

Joseph

Melling

Son
Male

John

Bibbey

Lodger
First name(s) Mary
Last name Melling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mary

Melling

Head

Married

45

1836

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

John

Melling

Son

Single

22

1859

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Melling

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Melling

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Melling

Son

Single

8

1873

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Melling

Son

Single

8

1873

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

John

Bibbey

Lodger

Widower

62

1819

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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