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Household of Thomas Melling (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Melling, born in 1841 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Melling, born in 1839 in Leyland, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Margaret (born 1864 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1866 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Dora (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Herbert E (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Reynold Bannister, born in 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Melling's household

Male

Thomas

Melling

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Melling

Wife
Female

Margaret

Melling

Daughter
Male

John

Melling

Son
Male

Thomas

Melling

Son
Female

Annie

Melling

Daughter
Female

Dora

Melling

Daughter
Male

Robert

Melling

Son
Male

William

Melling

Son
Male

Herbert E

Melling

Son
Male

Reynold

Bannister

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

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Melling

Head

Married

40

1841

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Melling

Wife

Married

42

1839

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Melling

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Melling

Son

Single

15

1866

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Melling

Son

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

Annie

Melling

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

Dora

Melling

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Melling

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Melling

Son

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Herbert E

Melling

Son

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Reynold

Bannister

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Preston, Lancashire, England

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