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Household of Matt Melvin (born 1854, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Matt Melvin and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matt Melvin, born in 1854 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. Matt was the head of the household, married to Ann Melvin, born in 1853 in -. They had 2 children; John (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Matt (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Matt's Boarder, Peter (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matt's Boarder, James (born 1814 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Matt's Boarder, Archibald (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Matt Melvin's household

Male

Matt

Melvin

Head
Female

Ann

Melvin

Wife
Male

John

Melvin

Son
Male

Matt

Melvin

Son
Male

Peter

Gibson

Boarder
Male

James

Cameron

Boarder
Male

Archibald

Cameron

Boarder
First name(s) Matt
Last name Melvin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matt

Melvin

Head

Married

27

1854

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ann

Melvin

Wife

Married

28

1853

-

John

Melvin

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matt

Melvin

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Gibson

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Cameron

Boarder

Widower

67

1814

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Cameron

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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