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Household of Thomas Melsom (born 1817, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, 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 Melsom and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Melsom, born in 1817 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Melsom, born in 1823 in Bristol. They had 1 child; Frances C, born 1847 in Bristol.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Lavina (born 1853 in Bristol) and Thomas's Lodger, Ellen (born 1859 in Bath, Somerset, England).


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Thomas Melsom's household

Male

Thomas

Melsom

Head
Female

Mary A

Melsom

Wife
Female

Frances C

Melsom

Daughter
Female

Lavina

Wheeler

Visitor
Female

Ellen

Day

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Melsom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Melsom

Head

Married

64

1817

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Mary A

Melsom

Wife

Married

58

1823

Bristol

Frances C

Melsom

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Bristol

Lavina

Wheeler

Visitor

Married

28

1853

Bristol

Ellen

Day

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Bath, Somerset, England

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