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Household of Thomas Melvin (born 1848, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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 Melvin and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Melvin, born in 1848 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Melvin, born in 1852 in Birtley, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Dorothy (born 1872 in Durham, England), Samuel (born 1873 in Durham, England), Mary (born 1877 in Durham, England) and Jane Ethel (born 1880 in Durham, England).


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Thomas Melvin's household

Male

Thomas

Melvin

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Melvin

Wife
Female

Dorothy

Melvin

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Melvin

Son
Female

Mary

Melvin

Daughter
Female

Jane Ethel

Melvin

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Melvin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Melvin

Head

Married

33

1848

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Melvin

Wife

Married

29

1852

Birtley, Durham, England

Dorothy

Melvin

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Durham, England

Samuel

Melvin

Son

Single

8

1873

Durham, England

Mary

Melvin

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Durham, England

Jane Ethel

Melvin

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Durham, England

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