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Household of Thomas Melling (born 1841, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Melling, born in 1841 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Melling, born in 1848 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder Head, Mary Ann (born 1862 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Alice Ellen (born 1881 in Abram, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Thomas (born 1816 in Coppull, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Melling's household

Male

Thomas

Melling

Head
Female

Ann

Melling

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Mort

Boarder Head
Female

Alice Ellen

Mort

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Westhead

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Melling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Melling

Head

Married

40

1841

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ann

Melling

Wife

Married

33

1848

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Mort

Boarder Head

Single

19

1862

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Alice Ellen

Mort

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Abram, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Westhead

Lodger

Widower

65

1816

Coppull, Lancashire, England

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