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Household of Robert D Melton (born 1835, Cambridgeshire)

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.

Robert D Melton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert D Melton, born in 1835 in Cambridgeshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert D was the head of the household, married to Sarah Melton, born in 1843 in Southery, Norfolk, England. They had 5 children; Hannah (born 1870 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Sarah (born 1872 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Leah (born 1874 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Eliza (born 1878 in Canning Town, Essex, England) and Emma (born 1880 in Canning Town, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert D's Mother Wife, Sarah (born 1843 in Southery, Norfolk, England), Robert D's Boarder, Richard (born 1821 in Wiltshire, England) and Robert D's Boarder, John (born 1829 in Hempsted, Norfolk, England).


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Robert D Melton's household

Male

Robert D

Melton

Head
Female

Sarah

Melton

Mother Wife
Female

Hannah

Melton

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Melton

Daughter
Female

Leah

Melton

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Melton

Daughter
Female

Emma

Melton

Daughter
Male

Richard

Bird

Boarder
Male

John

Floyd

Boarder
First name(s) Robert D
Last name Melton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert D

Melton

Head

Married

46

1835

Cambridgeshire, England

Sarah

Melton

Mother Wife

Married

38

1843

Southery, Norfolk, England

Hannah

Melton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Canning Town, Essex, England

Sarah

Melton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Canning Town, Essex, England

Leah

Melton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Canning Town, Essex, England

Eliza

Melton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Canning Town, Essex, England

Emma

Melton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Canning Town, Essex, England

Richard

Bird

Boarder

Widower

60

1821

Wiltshire, England

John

Floyd

Boarder

Widower

52

1829

Hempsted, Norfolk, England

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