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Household of Thomas Melling (born 1847, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Melling, born in 1847 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Melling, born in 1848 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Joseph (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Melling's household

Male

Thomas

Melling

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Melling

Wife
Male

Joseph

Melling

Son
Male

John

Melling

Son
Male

William

Melling

Son
Male

Thomas

Melling

Son
Female

Mary A

Melling

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Melling

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Melling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Preston, 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

34

1847

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Melling

Wife

Married

33

1848

Preston, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Melling

Son

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Melling

Son

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Melling

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Melling

Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Melling

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Melling

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

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