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Household of Thomas Melling (born 1837, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Melling, born in 1837 in Haigh, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Annie Melling, born in 1838 in Caernarvonshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Will Sol (born 1867 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Richard Gladston (born 1869 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Ince, Lancashire, England), John David (born 1876 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and Samuel Ernest (born 1878 in Ince, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Matilda Morgan, born in 1862 in Pillowell, Gloucestershire, England.


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Thomas Melling's household

Male

Thomas

Melling

Head
Female

Annie

Melling

Wife
Male

Will Sol

Melling

Son
Male

Richard Gladston

Melling

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Melling

Daughter
Male

John David

Melling

Son
Male

Samuel Ernest

Melling

Son
Female

Matilda

Morgan

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Melling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Haigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Melling

Head

Married

44

1837

Haigh, Lancashire, England

Annie

Melling

Wife

Married

43

1838

Caernarvonshire, Wales

Will Sol

Melling

Son

Single

14

1867

Ince, Lancashire, England

Richard Gladston

Melling

Son

Single

12

1869

Ince, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Melling

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ince, Lancashire, England

John David

Melling

Son

Single

5

1876

Ince, Lancashire, England

Samuel Ernest

Melling

Son

Single

3

1878

Ince, Lancashire, England

Matilda

Morgan

Servant

Single

19

1862

Pillowell, Gloucestershire, England

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