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Household of Thomas Melling (born 1828, 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.

Thomas Melling and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Melling, born in 1828 in Aspull, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Melling, born in 1830 in Aspull, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1854 in Aspull, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1862 in Aspull, Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1869 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Elizabeth Lowe, born in 1861 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Melling's household

Male

Thomas

Melling

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Melling

Wife
Female

Ann

Melling

Daughter
Female

Alice

Melling

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Melling

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lowe

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Melling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Aspull, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Melling

Head

Married

53

1828

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Melling

Wife

Married

51

1830

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Ann

Melling

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Alice

Melling

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Melling

Son

Single

12

1869

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Lowe

Lodger

Single

20

1861

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

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