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Household of Ralph Melling (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Ralph Melling and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ralph Melling, born in 1850 in Fullwood, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. Ralph was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Margaret Melling, born in 1852 in Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Ralph's Servant, Alice Ann Bretherton, born in 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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Ralph Melling's household

Male

Ralph

Melling

Head
Female

Dorothy Margaret

Melling

Wife
Female

Alice Ann

Bretherton

Servant
First name(s) Ralph
Last name Melling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Fullwood, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ralph

Melling

Head

Married

31

1850

Fullwood, Lancashire, England

Dorothy Margaret

Melling

Wife

Married

29

1852

Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Bretherton

Servant

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

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