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Household of Thomas Melia (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Thomas Melia and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Melia, born in 1846 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Melia, born in 1845 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Martin (born 1865 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Peter (born 1869 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1874 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Mary Elizh (born 1875 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1856 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Sarah (born 1857 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Melia's household

Male

Thomas

Melia

Head
Female

Catherine

Melia

Wife
Male

Martin

Melia

Son
Male

Peter

Melia

Son
Male

Thomas

Melia

Son
Male

Edward

Melia

Son
Female

Mary Elizh

Melia

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Melia

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Melia

Son
Male

John

Wynn

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Wynn

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Melia
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Melia

Head

Married

35

1846

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Melia

Wife

Married

36

1845

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Martin

Melia

Son

Single

16

1865

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Peter

Melia

Son

Single

12

1869

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Melia

Son

Single

11

1870

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Melia

Son

Single

7

1874

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary Elizh

Melia

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Melia

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Melia

Son

Single

1

1880

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

John

Wynn

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Wynn

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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